How to find IC5289 from Fomalhaut

Identify the first reference star, then follow the numbered hops.

Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach IC5289.

IC5289 is 19° above the horizon toward the south.

Fomalhaut

Center Fomalhaut in the finder or a low-power eyepiece before following the field stars.

From Fomalhaut, move about 1.6° toward the southeast until you reach HYG 113878.0.

From HYG 113878.0, move about 2.6° toward the southeast until you reach IC5289. This is the target field.