IC 1299 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula

IC 1299 is a Open Cluster in the Vulpecula constellation. IC 1299 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.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1299 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Key facts about IC 1299

Available Resources for IC 1299 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula

• Photometric information of IC 1299
• Apparent size of IC 1299
• Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1299
• Celestial coordinates and finder charts of IC 1299.
• Rise and set times of IC 1299 from your location.

Photometric information of IC 1299

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1299 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 of IC 1299

The following table reports IC 1299 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1299 is a visual representation of it.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1299

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1299 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1299 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Rise and set times of IC 1299 from your location

Today's IC 1299 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):