RA 283.6547° · Dec -8.8270° · openngc
14 more points to reach Epic.
IC 1295 is a rare nebula. It lies about 4,742 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sct and shines at apparent magnitude 12.5.
A planetary nebula: the shed outer atmosphere of a dying Sun-like star, lit from within by the naked stellar core left behind.
Look for IC 1295 in the constellation Sct. At apparent magnitude 12.5, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, IC 1295 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.
IC 1295 scores 36 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Nebula, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Planetary nebula (a dying star's shell) and Coming towards us — 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.