IC 1014 is a late spiral galaxy in Bootes, 86 million light-years away
IC 1014 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 86 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2′ × 1.1′ of sky, about 50,200 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 1014 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 1014
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IC 1014 lies 6.2° southeast of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1014 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -86° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 76°S, and never sets north of 76°N.
IC 1014 is 86 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1014 tonight left it about 86 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1014
103 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5600, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5669, late spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5532, lenticular galaxy, 4.1° NGC 5665, late spiral galaxy, 5.8° NGC 5490, elliptical galaxy, 5.8° IC 983, barred spiral galaxy, 5.9°
IC 1014 catalog data
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Constellation Bootes Designations IC 1014, IRAS 14259+1400, MCG +02-37-012, PGC 051685, SDSS J142818.42+134648.8, SDSS J142818.43+134648.8, UGC 09275 Type late spiral galaxy (Sd) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 28.3m Declination (J2000) +13° 47′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.1′ Position angle 82° True size 50,200 light-years Distance 86 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,287 km/s, redshift 0.0043 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
