About IC 1287
IC 1287 is a trash nebula. It sits in the constellation Sct and shines at apparent magnitude 6.1.
Clouds of gas and dust light-years across, where new stars are forged.
Trash nebula 14 EP
IC 1287
RA 277.8570° · Dec -10.7958° · 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
- Sct
- dso type
- RfN
- mag
- 6.1
- name
- IC 1287
How to see it
Look for IC 1287 in the constellation Sct. At apparent magnitude 6.1, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, IC 1287 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 1287 is a trash nebula
IC 1287 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.