IC 1287 - Reflection Nebula in Scutum

IC 1287 is a Reflection Nebula in the Scutum constellation. IC 1287 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its B magnitude of 6.1, IC 1287 is easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1287 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.6667x0.6667 degrees (40.00x40.00 arcmins).

Celestial Coordinates

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Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1287 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1287 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1287 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1287 is a visual representation of it.

Rise and Set Times

Today's IC 1287 - Reflection Nebula in Scutum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):