About IC 1284
IC 1284 is a trash nebula. It sits in the constellation Sgr and shines at apparent magnitude 7.7.
Clouds of gas and dust light-years across, where new stars are forged.
Trash nebula 14 EP
IC 1284
RA 274.4151° · Dec -19.6720° · openngc
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesTrash 15 pts → Common
- Nebula +8
- Bright deep-sky object +6
Total score 14
1 more point to reach Common.
Badges
- Nebula · +8
- Bright deep-sky object · +6
Trivia
Cosmic context
- Stellar nursery. Clouds of gas and dust light-years across, where new stars are forged.
Properties
- constellation
- Sgr
- dso type
- Neb
- mag
- 7.7
- name
- IC 1284
How to see it
Look for IC 1284 in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 7.7, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, IC 1284 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Why IC 1284 is a trash nebula
IC 1284 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Nebula and Bright deep-sky object — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.