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Page last updated Aug 25, 2023 (completely updated what was a bare-bones entry for IC 1297)
Page last updated Aug 24, 2023 (thanks to a reader's keen eye, corrected a mistake in the constellation for IC 1297)
Page last updated July 2, 2023 (badly in need of FAR more updating, but took sick shortly afterwards, and never got back to this)
(Updating IC 1268)
WORKING: Add basic pix, tags
IC 1250 (= PGC 2565010)
Discovered (Jun 23, 1890) by Lewis Swift (IX-77)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Draco (RA 17 14 29.0, Dec +57 25 02)
Based on a recessional velocity of 8450 km/sec, IC 1250 is about 395 million light years away. Given that and its apparent size of 0.6 by 0.3 arcmins, it is about 65 thousand light years across.
 Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1250 Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy

IC 1251 (= PGC 59735)
Discovered (Sep 18, 1890) by Edward Swift (X-43)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Draco (RA 17 10 12.9, Dec +72 24 35)
Apparent size 1.5 by 1.0 arcmin.
IC 1252 (= IC 4649 = PGC 59962)
Discovered (Sep 5, 1888) by Guillaume Bigourdan (217) (and later listed as IC 1252)
Discovered (Sep 5, 1888) by Guillaume Bigourdan (and later listed as IC 4649)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab) in Draco (RA 17 15 50.0, Dec +57 22 01)
(Either the date of the second observation is wrong, or Bigourdan made a reduction error). Apparent size 1.0 by 0.2 arcmin.
IC 1253 (= NGC 6347 = PGC 60086)
Discovered (1866) by Truman Safford (and later listed as NGC 6347)
Discovered (Jun 6, 1866) by Truman Safford (29) (and later listed as IC 1253)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Hercules (RA 17 19 54.6, Dec +16 39 38)
(The NGC listing was undoubtedly credited to someone else; will clear up the confusion in next iteration. In any event, this entry will contain mostly historical information, so see NGC 6347 for anything else.)
IC 1254 (= PGC 59783)
Discovered (Sep 18, 1890) by Edward Swift (X-44)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Draco (RA 17 11 33.3, Dec +72 24 06)
Apparent size 1.6 by 0.7 arcmin.
IC 1255 (= PGC 60180)
Discovered (Jun 5, 1891) by Lewis Swift (X-45)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Ophiuchus (RA 17 23 05.4, Dec +12 41 46)
Apparent size 1.0 by 0.5 arcmin.
IC 1256 (= PGC 60203)
Discovered (Jul 29, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (384)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb) in Hercules (RA 17 23 47.3, Dec +26 29 11)
Apparent size 1.6 by 1.1 arcmin.
IC 1257 (= OCL 51)
Discovered (Jul 7, 1890) by Rudolf Spitaler (6)
A 13th-magnitude open cluster (type V) in Ophiuchus (RA 17 27 08.4, Dec -07 05 37)
Apparent size 5.0 arcmin.
IC 1258 (= PGC 60320, and with IC 1259 and 1260 = Arp 311)
Discovered (Jul 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (VII-89)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Draco (RA 17 27 17.2, Dec +58 29 07)
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.7 arcmin. Used by the Arp Atlas as part of an example of a group of galaxies ( Arp 311), with its apparent companions, IC 1259 and 1260.
 Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1258 Below, a 4 arcmin wide closeup of Arp 311
 Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on Arp 311

IC 1259 (= PGC 60323 + PGC 60325 = Arp 310, and with IC 1258 and 1260 = Arp 311)
Discovered (Jul 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (VII-90)
A pair of galaxies in Draco
PGC 60323 = A 15th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0) at RA 17 27 24.5, Dec +58 31 00
PGC 60325 = A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) at 17 27 26.7, Dec +58 30 59
Apparent size of PGC 60323 = 0.8 by 0.4 arcmin; of PGC 60325 = 0.3 by 0.3 arcmin. IC 1259 is used by the Arp Atlas as an example of an unclassified galaxy ( Arp 310), and as part of an example of a group of galaxies ( Arp 311) with its apparently nearby companions, IC 1258 and 1260.
 Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1259; for wider views, see IC 1258
IC 1260 (= PGC 60324, and with IC 1258 and 1259 = Arp 311)
Discovered (May 15, 1890) by Lewis Swift (IX-80)
A 15th-magnitude compact galaxy (type C) in Draco (RA 17 27 31.6, Dec +58 28 35)
Used as an part of an example of a group of galaxies ( Arp 311), with its apparent companions, IC 1258 and 1259.
 Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1260; for wider views, see IC 1258
IC 1261 (= PGC 60185 + PGC 60186)
Discovered (Sep 8, 1888) by Lewis Swift (VIII-93)
A pair of galaxies in Draco
PGC 60185 = A 15th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0) at RA 17 23 20.7, Dec +71 15 50
PGC 60186 = A 15th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E2) at RA 17 23 26.0, Dec +71 15 48
Apparent size of PGC 60185 is 0.8 by 0.7 arcmin; of PGC 60186 is 0.9 by 0.7 arcmin
 Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1261 Below, a 12 arcmin wide centered on the galaxy pair

IC 1262 (= PGC 60479)
Discovered (Jun 19, 1890) by Lewis Swift (IX-82)
A 14th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E5) in Hercules (RA 17 33 02.0, Dec +43 45 35)
Apparent size 1.2 by 0.6 arcmin
IC 1263 (= PGC 60481)
Discovered (Jun 19, 1890) by Lewis Swift (IX-83)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SB) in Hercules (RA 17 33 07.0, Dec +43 49 18)
Apparent size 1.6 by 0.7 arcmin
IC 1264 (= PGC 60484)
Discovered (Jun 19, 1890) by Lewis Swift (IX-84)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type SB0) in Hercules (RA 17 33 16.8, Dec +43 37 44)
Apparent size 1.2 by 1.1 arcmin
IC 1265 (= PGC 60568)
Discovered (Jul 10, 1890) by Lewis Swift (IX-85)
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab) in Hercules (RA 17 36 39.3, Dec +42 05 20)
Apparent size 2.0 by 0.9 arcmin
IC 1266
Discovered (1894) by Williamina Fleming
A 12th-magnitude planetary nebula in Ara (RA 17 45 35.5, Dec -46 05 19)
Apparent size 0.17 arcmin
IC 1267 (= PGC 60635)
Discovered (Jul 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (VII-91)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Draco (RA 17 38 45.9, Dec +59 22 21)
Apparent size 1.5 by 1.0 arcmin
IC 1268 (not = NGC 6468) (= PGC 60971 = CGCG 112-057 = MCG +03-45-036)
Discovered (May 16, 1888) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as IC 1268)
Also observed (July 1899 to June 1900) by Herbert Howe (while listed as IC 1268)
A magnitude 14.3 spiral galaxy (type SB(rs?)b? pec) in Hercules (RA 17 50 39.2, Dec +17 12 36)
Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, IC 1268 (Swift list VII (#92), 1860 RA 17 44 12, NPD 72 44.9) is "most extremely faint, pretty small, round, very difficult." The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Howe) of 17 44 27 (Howe also gave a declination, but it was close enough to Swift's declination that Dreyer didn't bother to mention it). Precessing the corrected position yields a position of RA 17 50 39.4, Dec +17 12 34, almost dead center on the galaxy listed above, the description is reasonable and there is nothing else nearby, so the identification is certain.
Note About A Misidentification: As discussed in the entry for NGC 6468, at least one (and perhaps several) databases incorrectly listed this galaxy as a duplicate entry for the NGC object. However, as discussed in the entry for NGC 6468, that must be incorrect. So although the bare-bones entry shown here until 2023 repeated that error, there is no connection between the NGC and IC entries.
Physical Information: WORKING HERE
Classification Note: The outermost part of the spiral arms is very faint, but definitely extends well beyond the brighter central region. Given the "string of blue knots" extending from the core to the northwest, there is a possibility that what we see now may be the result of an ongoing or recent collision/merger with a smaller galaxy. (Thanks to Dr. Corwin for his comments about the appearance and classification of this object.)
 Above, a 12 arcmin wide SDSS/DSS composite image centered on IC 1268 Below, a 2.4 arcmin wide SDSS image of the galaxy

IC 1269 (= PGC 61023)
Discovered (Jul 25, 1887) by Lewis Swift (VII-94)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc) in Hercules (RA 17 52 05.9, Dec +21 34 08)
The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Howe of 17 46 10 and adds "10th magnitude star 4 arcmin to southwest". Apparent size 1.7 by 1.3 arcmin?
IC 1270
Recorded (Jun 11, 1888) by Lewis Swift (VII-93)
A 12th-magnitude star in Draco (RA 17 47 57.3, Dec +62 13 27)
IC 1271
Discovered (1877) by Wilhelm Tempel
An emission nebula and stars in Sagittarius (RA 18 05 13.0, Dec -24 24 38)
The second IC adds (per Howe) "An extremely faint extension of NGC 6523".
IC 1272
Discovered (Jul 18, 1889) by Guillaume Bigourdan (218)
A group of stars in Hercules (RA 18 04 55.8, Dec +25 07 45)
IC 1273
Recorded (Jul 18, 1889) by Guillaume Bigourdan (219)
A pair of stars in Hercules (RA 18 05 03.0, Dec +25 08 02)
IC 1274
Discovered (Jun 25, 1892) by Edward Barnard
An emission nebula and stars in Sagittarius (RA 18 09 50.0, Dec -23 38 54)
Apparent size 6.0 by 5.0 arcmin
IC 1275
Discovered (Jun 25, 1892) by Edward Barnard
An emission nebula and stars in Sagittarius (RA 18 10 07.0, Dec -23 45 42)
IC 1276 (= GCL 90)
Discovered (Apr 10, 1889) by Lewis Swift (VIII-95)
A 10th-magnitude globular cluster (type XII) in Serpens (RA 18 10 45.7, Dec -07 12 40)
Apparent size 8.0 arcmin
IC 1277 (= PGC 61491)
Discovered (Aug 31, 1888) by Guillaume Bigourdan (220)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Hercules (RA 18 10 27.3, Dec +31 00 12)
Apparent size 1.2 by 0.9 arcmin
IC 1278
Discovered (Aug 31, 1888) by Guillaume Bigourdan (221)
A group of stars in Hercules (RA 18 10 41.9, Dec +31 08 59)
Apparent size 0.80 arcmin
IC 1279 (= PGC 61518)
Discovered (Oct 18, 1887) by Lewis Swift (VII-95)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb) in Hercules (RA 18 11 15.4, Dec +36 00 27)
Apparent size 2.6 by 0.6 arcmin
 Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1279 Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy, also showing IC 1281

IC 1280 (= NGC 6581 = PGC 61549)
Discovered (Jul 1, 1870) by Édouard Stephan (and later listed as NGC 6581)
Discovered (Jul 1, 1886) by Guillaume Bigourdan (222) (and later listed as IC 1280)
A 14th-magnitude compact galaxy (type C) in Hercules (RA 18 12 18.3, Dec +25 39 46)
(this entry will mostly contain historical information; for anything else see NGC 6581)
IC 1281 (= PGC 61527)
Discovered (May 28, 1889) by Lewis Swift (VIII-96)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Hercules (RA 18 11 38.1, Dec +35 59 52)
The second IC adds "is = IC 1279. Howe saw only the latter." (Obviously, the second IC comment may be incorrect.) Apparent size 0.5 by 0.3 arcmin?
IC 1282
Recorded (Jun 19, 1890) by Guillaume Bigourdan (223)
Four stars in Hercules (RA 18 14 05.3, Dec +21 06 06)
IC 1283
Discovered (June, 1892) by Edward Barnard
An emission nebula in Sagittarius (RA 18 17 16.7, Dec -19 45 44)
Apparent size 3.0 by 3.0 arcmin. Part of IC 1284.
IC 1284
Discovered (Mar 31, 1892) by Edward Barnard
An emission nebula and stars in Sagittarius (RA 18 17 39.5, Dec -19 40 19)
The second IC adds "See A.N. 4239 about the very faint, extremely large nebulosities in this neighbourhood". Apparent size 17 by 15 arcmin?
IC 1285
Discovered (Aug 8, 1888) by Guillaume Bigourdan (224)
A group of stars in Hercules (RA 18 16 09.8, Dec +25 06 08)
IC 1286 (= PGC 61666)
Discovered (Jun 11, 1888) by Lewis Swift (VII-96)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sab) in Draco (RA 18 16 14.4, Dec +55 35 24)
Apparent size 1.4 by 0.5 arcmin
IC 1287
Discovered (Jun 29, 1892) by Edward Barnard
A reflection nebula in Scutum (RA 18 31 26.0, Dec -10 47 42)
Apparent size 20 by 10 arcmin
IC 1288 (= PGC 61941)
Discovered (Oct 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (VII-97)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBa) in Lyra (RA 18 29 22.5, Dec +39 42 50)
Apparent size 1.1 by 0.7 arcmin
IC 1289 (= PGC 61958)
Discovered (Oct 19, 1887) by Lewis Swift (VII-98)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Lyra (RA 18 30 02.2, Dec +39 57 53)
Apparent size 0.7 by 0.3 arcmin
IC 1290
Discovered (1887) by John Thome (CD -24 14550)
A group of stars in Sagittarius (RA 18 38 28.0, Dec -24 06 48)
The second IC adds (per Howe) "A cluster of a half dozen stars of 12th magnitude and fainter". Apparent size 2.0 by 1.0 arcmin?
IC 1291 (= PGC 62049)
Discovered (Jun 5, 1891) by Lewis Swift (X-46)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBdm pec) in Draco (RA 18 33 52.4, Dec +49 16 43)
The second IC adds (per Howe) "RA 18 30 17, NPD 40 50.0, two 12th magnitude stars to northeast and northwest". Apparent size 2.0 by 2.0 arcmin?
 Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1291 Below, a HST image of a portion of the galaxy (Image Credits: Hubble Legacy Archive)
 Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy

IC 1292
Recorded (1894) by Williamina Fleming
A lost or nonexistent object in Sagittarius (RA 18 44 40.3, Dec -27 48 54)
IC 1293
Discovered (Aug 29, 1888) by Lewis Swift (VIII-97)
A group of stars in Draco (RA 18 41 38.0, Dec +56 19 02)
IC 1294
Discovered (Jul 12, 1888) by Lewis Swift (VII-99)
A group of stars in Lyra (RA 18 49 50.5, Dec +40 12 33)
IC 1295
Discovered (Aug 28, 1867) by Truman Safford (82)
A 13th-magnitude planetary nebula in Scutum (RA 18 54 37.1, Dec -08 49 35)
Apparent size 1.5 arcmin
IC 1296 (= PGC 62532)
Discovered (Oct 2, 1893) by Edward Barnard
Also observed (Jun 13, 1888) by Eugen von Gothard
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBbc) in Lyra (RA 18 53 18.8, Dec +33 03 59)
Discovery Note: Gothard is not credited with the discovery because on the photographs he took of the Ring Nebula this galaxy appeared starlike. It was only after Barnard announced its discovery that Gothard reviewed his plates and published a paper (in 1894) describing its position and showing a sketch based on his photographs.
Apparent size 1.1 by 0.8 arcmin
IC 1297
(= PK 358-21.1 = ESO 337-PN20 = RU Coronae Australis = "PGC 3518477")
Discovered (1894) by Williamina Fleming
A magnitude 10.7 planetary nebula in Corona Australis (RA 19 17 23.4 -39 36 46)
Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, IC 1297 (Pickering AN#3227, 1860 RA 19 07 45, NPD 129 51) is "stellar (gaseous spectrum)." The position precesses to RA 19 17 23.1, Dec -39 36 26, only about 0.3 arcmin north-northwest of the center of the object listed above, the description fits and there is nothing comparable nearby, so the identification is certain. (Note: The central star is magnitude 7.9, and in the images below the nebula is lost in the glare of the star; see Physical Information for more.)
Discovery Notes: As shown above, the actual discoverer was Williamina Fleming, but since she worked for Edward Pickering and he published the results of his and his assistants' work, Dreyer simply noted Pickering's publication. Also, per Gottlieb, the identification as RU CrA is simply the name assigned to the central star (magnitude 7.9 HD 180206).
Note About PGC Designation: As usual for NGC/IC objects, HyperLEDA assigned a PGC designation to this object, even though it isn't a galaxy; but also as usual in such a situation, a search of the database for that designation returns no result, hence its being in quotes.
Physical Information: Since the nebula is south of the limit of modern 'full-sky' image databases, and its region has not been included in modern image databases, only the mid-1900's DSS image database shows this object. Based on the images below, the object has an apparent size of about 0.25 arcmin (20 arcsec), but its actual apparent size is considerably different, as its appearance on DSS images is essentially the same as that of a star of the same brightness (namely, the one at its center). Gottlieb (visually observing the nebula with a 14.5 inch telescope and a UHC filter at 140, 182 and 264 power) describes the object as a small bluish disc of about 10 arcsec diameter, with a slightly brighter rim, suggesting that like most planetary nebulae, it is at least weakly annular (and very slightly elongated). Per SIMBAD, the parallax of the star/nebula is 0.2254 milli-arcsec (from a 2020 paper), which corresponds to a distance of about 14,500 light-years. At that distance, Gottlieb's 10 arcsec diameter corresponds to about 0.7 light-years.
 Above, a 12 arcmin wide DSS image centered on IC 1297 Below, a 1.75 arcmin wide DSS image of the region near the nebula (using SIMBAD's imaging tools)

IC 1298
Discovered (Jul 30, 1889) by Guillaume Bigourdan (225)
A group of stars in Aquila (RA 19 18 35.4, Dec -01 35 46)
IC 1299
Discovered (Oct 8, 1893) by Thomas Espin (1)
A group of stars in Vulpecula (RA 19 22 42.0, Dec +20 44 24)
Apparent size 4.0 by 2.5 arcmin. A loose scattering of about a dozen stars.
 Above, a 6 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1299 Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the stellar group

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