IC 1031 is an elliptical galaxy in Bootes, 409 million light-years away
IC 1031 (PGC 052082) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 409 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 47″ × 36″ of sky, about 93,900 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 1031 from Alkaid
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IC 1031
BOöTES
IC 1031 lies 7.8° east of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1031 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 88° 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: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 61° 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: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° 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: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -26° 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: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 12° 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: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -82° 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 42°S, and never sets north of 42°N.
IC 1031 is 409 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1031 tonight left it about 409 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1031
51 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5689, lenticular galaxy, 44′ NGC 5676, late spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 5660, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.8° IC 1029, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 5673, late spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5633, spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 5602, early spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5480, late spiral galaxy, 5.3°
IC 1031 catalog data
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Constellation Bootes Designations IC 1031, PGC 052082, 2MASX J14342403+4802148, SDSS J143424.00+480214.8, SDSS J143424.00+480214.9, SDSS J143424.01+480214.8 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 34.4m Declination (J2000) +48° 02′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 47″ × 36″ Position angle 57° True size 93,900 light-years Distance 409 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 10,720 km/s, redshift 0.03642 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
