IC 1029 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Bootes, 152 million light-years away
IC 1029 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 152 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.2 and spans 2.8′ × 24″ of sky, about 123,000 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 1029 from Alkaid
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IC 1029
BOöTES
IC 1029 lies 7.3° east of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1029 is highest in the evening in June
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JAN at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 90° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -80° 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 40°S, and never sets north of 40°N.
IC 1029 is 152 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1029 tonight left it about 152 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1029
53 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5673, late spiral galaxy, 10′ NGC 5676, late spiral galaxy, 27′ NGC 5660, mixed spiral galaxy, 31′ NGC 5689, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5602, early spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 5633, spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5480, late spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 5687, lenticular galaxy, 4.6°
IC 1029 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 1029, 2MASX J14322720+4954171, IRAS 14307+5007, MCG +08-26-042, PGC 051955, SDSS J143227.25+495416.6, UGC 09361 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 32.5m Declination (J2000) +49° 54′ Magnitude 11.2 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.8′ × 24″ Position angle 151° True size 123,000 light-years Distance 152 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,369 km/s, redshift 0.00793 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
