The sky around IC 1008 NED01, 3° across, north up IC 1008 IC 1008 NED02 IC 4442 NGC 5641 IC 4398 IC 4396 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 1008 NED01 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

IC 1008 NED01

IC 1008 NED01

Spiral galaxy in Bootes

Spiral galaxy in Bootes.

BOöTES

The box shows where IC 1008 NED01 sits in Bootes.

Constellation
BootesBoo
Magnitude
15.0visual
Size
34″ × 18″apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Juneat 9 pm
Best with
Large telescope

IC 1008 NED01 is a spiral galaxy in Bootes

IC 1008 NED01 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 34″ × 18″. 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 1008 NED01 from Arcturus

Arcturus IC 1008 NED01 BOöTES

IC 1008 NED01 lies 9.3° north of Arcturus, the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.

IC 1008 NED01 is highest in the evening in June

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -87° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -78° 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 62°S, and never sets north of 62°N.

The distance to IC 1008 NED01 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 1008 NED01

76 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

IC 1008 NED01 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationBootes
DesignationsIC 1008 NED01
Typespiral galaxy (Sb)
Right ascension (J2000)14h 23.7m
Declination (J2000)+28° 21′
Magnitude15.0
Apparent size34″ × 18″
Position angle17°
Radial velocity9,036 km/s, redshift 0.03061
Best withLarge telescope
Best monthJune
Catalog pageIC 1001 to 1500