IC 1003 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo, 404 million light-years away
IC 1003 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 404 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1′ × 18″ of sky, about 122,100 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding IC 1003 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 1003
VIRGO
IC 1003 lies 14.2° south of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1003 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -84° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -84° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 85°S.
IC 1003 is 404 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1003 tonight left it about 404 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1003
89 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5560, spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 5566, barred spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5576, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5574, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5546, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5638, elliptical galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5668, late spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 5645, barred spiral galaxy, 3.2°
IC 1003 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 1003, 2MASX J14212976+0504233, IRAS 14189+0518, PGC 051303, SDSS J142129.75+050423.5, SDSS J142129.76+050423.5, UGC 09190 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 21.5m Declination (J2000) +05° 04′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 18″ Position angle 36° True size 122,100 light-years Distance 404 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 8,006 km/s, redshift 0.02707 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
