When Is IC1261 Visible During the Year?
See how IC1261 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.
IC1261 will remain visible until December 4, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See IC1261
Based on the amount of time IC1261 is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are June 2027, May 2027, July 2027.
IC1261 Visibility Throughout the Year
IC1261 visibility on 2026-10-29
IC1261 Visible from sunset until before midnight
IC1261 rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| IC1261 transit | 15:57 | 20° |
| Sunset | 18:49 | 15° |
| Civil sunset | 19:11 | 14° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 19:36 | 12° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 20:01 | 10° |
Moonrise, 89% illuminated  | 21:56 | 1° |
| IC1261 set | 22:12 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 05:35 | -16° |
| IC1261 rise | 09:38 | |
| Moonset | 10:35 | 5° |
Track IC1261 position throughout the night
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IC1261 Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-29 | 09:42 - 22:12 | 15:57 | 18:47 - 06:47 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-11-05 | 09:14 - 21:44 | 15:29 | 18:47 - 06:47 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-11-12 | 08:47 - 21:17 | 15:02 | 18:47 - 06:48 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-11-19 | 08:19 - 20:49 | 14:34 | 18:48 - 06:49 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-11-26 | 07:52 - 20:22 | 14:07 | 18:50 - 06:51 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-03 | 07:24 - 19:54 | 13:39 | 18:52 - 06:54 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-10 | 06:57 - 19:27 | 13:12 | 18:55 - 06:57 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-17 | 06:29 - 18:59 | 12:44 | 18:58 - 07:00 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-24 | 06:02 - 18:32 | 12:17 | 19:02 - 07:03 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2026-12-31 | 05:34 - 18:04 | 11:49 | 19:05 - 07:07 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-01-07 | 05:07 - 17:37 | 11:22 | 19:09 - 07:10 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-01-14 | 04:39 - 17:09 | 10:54 | 19:12 - 07:13 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-01-21 | 04:12 - 16:42 | 10:27 | 19:14 - 07:15 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-01-28 | 03:44 - 16:14 | 09:59 | 19:16 - 07:16 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-02-04 | 03:17 - 15:47 | 09:32 | 19:17 - 07:17 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-02-11 | 02:49 - 15:19 | 09:04 | 19:18 - 07:18 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-02-18 | 02:22 - 14:52 | 08:37 | 19:18 - 07:17 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-02-25 | 01:54 - 14:24 | 08:09 | 19:17 - 07:16 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-03-04 | 01:23 - 13:53 | 07:38 | 19:16 - 07:14 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-03-11 | 00:55 - 13:25 | 07:10 | 19:15 - 07:13 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-03-18 | 00:28 - 12:57 | 06:43 | 19:13 - 07:10 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-03-25 | 00:00 - 12:30 | 06:15 | 19:11 - 07:08 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-04-01 | 23:33 - 12:02 | 05:48 | 19:09 - 07:06 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-04-08 | 23:05 - 11:35 | 05:20 | 19:07 - 07:03 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-04-15 | 22:38 - 11:07 | 04:52 | 19:06 - 07:01 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-04-22 | 22:10 - 10:40 | 04:25 | 19:05 - 07:00 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-04-29 | 21:42 - 10:12 | 03:57 | 19:04 - 06:58 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-05-06 | 21:15 - 09:45 | 03:30 | 19:03 - 06:57 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-05-13 | 20:47 - 09:17 | 03:02 | 19:03 - 06:57 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-05-20 | 20:20 - 08:50 | 02:35 | 19:03 - 06:56 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-05-27 | 19:52 - 08:22 | 02:07 | 19:04 - 06:57 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-06-03 | 19:25 - 07:55 | 01:40 | 19:05 - 06:58 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-06-10 | 18:57 - 07:27 | 01:12 | 19:07 - 06:59 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-06-17 | 18:30 - 07:00 | 00:45 | 19:08 - 07:00 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-06-24 | 18:02 - 06:32 | 00:17 | 19:10 - 07:02 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-07-01 | 17:35 - 06:05 | 23:50 | 19:11 - 07:03 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-07-08 | 17:07 - 05:37 | 23:22 | 19:12 - 07:05 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-07-15 | 16:40 - 05:10 | 22:55 | 19:13 - 07:06 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-07-22 | 16:12 - 04:42 | 22:27 | 19:13 - 07:06 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-07-29 | 15:45 - 04:15 | 22:00 | 19:13 - 07:07 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-08-05 | 15:17 - 03:47 | 21:32 | 19:13 - 07:06 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-08-12 | 14:50 - 03:20 | 21:05 | 19:11 - 07:06 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-08-19 | 14:22 - 02:52 | 20:37 | 19:10 - 07:05 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-08-26 | 13:55 - 02:24 | 20:10 | 19:08 - 07:03 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-09-02 | 13:27 - 01:57 | 19:42 | 19:05 - 07:01 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-09-09 | 13:00 - 01:29 | 19:14 | 19:03 - 06:59 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-09-16 | 12:32 - 01:02 | 18:47 | 19:00 - 06:57 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-09-23 | 12:05 - 00:34 | 18:19 | 18:57 - 06:55 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-09-30 | 11:37 - 00:07 | 17:52 | 18:55 - 06:53 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-10-07 | 11:09 - 23:39 | 17:24 | 18:52 - 06:51 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-10-14 | 10:42 - 23:12 | 16:57 | 18:50 - 06:49 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-10-21 | 10:14 - 22:44 | 16:29 | 18:49 - 06:48 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||
| 2027-10-28 | 09:47 - 22:17 | 16:02 | 18:47 - 06:47 | RA: 17h 23m 23s", Dec: 71° 15' 49s @ Draco | |||||