When Is IC1259 Visible During the Year?
See how IC1259 visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
IC1259 will be visible throughout the entire year. Its position changes by about 63°. Use the annual motion section to find when IC1259 reaches its highest elevation.
Best Months to See IC1259
Based on the amount of time IC1259 is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are December 2026, January 2027, November 2026.
IC1259 Visibility Throughout the Year
IC1259 visibility on 2026-09-10
IC1259 Visible all night
IC1259 rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| IC1259 is always above the horizon | ||
Moonrise, 5.8% illuminated ![]() | 03:03 | 10° |
| Moonset | 16:43 | 68° |
| IC1259 transit | 17:18 | 69° |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 69° |
| Civil sunset | 17:50 | 68° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 18:21 | 66° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:53 | 64° |
| IC1259 is always above the horizon | ||
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:16 | 9° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 03:48 | 8° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:19 | 7° |
| Sunrise | 04:47 | 6° |
Track IC1259 position throughout the night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe IC1259 changing position in the night sky.
IC1259 Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-09 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 17:22 | 17:20 - 04:43 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-09-16 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 16:55 | 17:09 - 04:49 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-09-23 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 16:27 | 16:59 - 04:55 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-09-30 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 16:00 | 16:48 - 05:01 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-10-07 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 15:32 | 16:37 - 05:07 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-10-14 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 15:05 | 16:27 - 05:13 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-10-21 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 14:33 | 16:18 - 05:20 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-10-28 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 14:06 | 16:09 - 05:26 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-11-04 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 13:38 | 16:02 - 05:34 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-11-11 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 13:10 | 15:55 - 05:41 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-11-18 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 12:43 | 15:50 - 05:48 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-11-25 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 12:15 | 15:46 - 05:55 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-02 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 11:48 | 15:44 - 06:02 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-09 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 11:20 | 15:44 - 06:08 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-16 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 10:53 | 15:45 - 06:14 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-23 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 10:25 | 15:48 - 06:18 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-30 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 09:58 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-01-06 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 09:30 | 15:58 - 06:21 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-01-13 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 09:03 | 16:05 - 06:20 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-01-20 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 08:35 | 16:12 - 06:18 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-01-27 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 08:08 | 16:20 - 06:14 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-02-03 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 07:40 | 16:27 - 06:08 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-02-10 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 07:13 | 16:35 - 06:01 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-02-17 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 06:45 | 16:42 - 05:54 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-02-24 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 06:18 | 16:50 - 05:45 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-03-03 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 05:50 | 16:57 - 05:36 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-03-10 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 05:23 | 17:03 - 05:26 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-03-17 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 04:55 | 17:10 - 05:15 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-03-24 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 04:28 | 17:16 - 05:05 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-03-31 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 04:00 | 17:22 - 04:54 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-04-07 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 03:33 | 17:29 - 04:44 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-04-14 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 03:05 | 17:35 - 04:34 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-04-21 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 02:37 | 17:41 - 04:25 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-04-28 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 02:10 | 17:48 - 04:16 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-05-05 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 01:42 | 17:54 - 04:08 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-05-12 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 01:15 | 18:00 - 04:01 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-05-19 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 00:47 | 18:06 - 03:55 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-05-26 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 00:20 | 18:11 - 03:51 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-06-02 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 23:52 | 18:16 - 03:47 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-06-09 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 23:25 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-06-16 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 22:57 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-06-23 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 22:30 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-06-30 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 22:02 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-07-07 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 21:35 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-07-14 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 21:07 | 18:23 - 03:57 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-07-21 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 20:40 | 18:19 - 04:02 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-07-28 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 20:12 | 18:14 - 04:07 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-08-04 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 19:45 | 18:07 - 04:13 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-08-11 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 19:17 | 18:00 - 04:19 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-08-18 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 18:50 | 17:51 - 04:25 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-08-25 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 18:22 | 17:42 - 04:31 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-09-01 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 17:55 | 17:32 - 04:36 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-09-08 | IC1259 is always above the horizon | 17:27 | 17:22 - 04:42 | RA: 17h 27m 25s", Dec: 58° 31' 00s @ Draco | |||||
