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🌎  Observing from: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
🌅 Sunrise: 6:41  ☀️ Transit: 13:03  🌅 Sunset: 19:26

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Other deep sky objects in Sagittarius

IC 1308 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius

IC 1308 is a HII Ionized region in the Sagittarius constellation. IC 1308 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.

IC 1308
HII Ionized region
Sagittarius
Available Resources for IC 1308 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1308

The image below is a photograph of IC 1308 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).

Image of IC 1308 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1308 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1308

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1308 are provided in the following table:

19h 45m 05s
-14° 43’ 13”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1308 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 1308 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1308 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius.

Finder chart IC 1308 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1308 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius.

Rise ans set times of IC 1308 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 1308 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.7°
Max altitude: 23.8°
Azimuth: 255.3°
IC 1308 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom