IC 1048 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo, 101 million light-years away
IC 1048 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 101 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2.1′ × 30″ of sky, about 60,800 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 1048 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 1048
VIRGO
IC 1048 lies 15.8° southeast of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1048 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: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -85° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -85° 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: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -45° 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 1048 is 101 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1048 tonight left it about 101 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1048
83 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5701, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 5679, galaxy triplet, 2.0° NGC 5679B, spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5668, late spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5770, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5690, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5746, spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 5774, late spiral galaxy, 3.0°
IC 1048 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 1048, 2MASX J14425787+0453244, IRAS 14404+0506, MCG +01-37-051, PGC 052564, SDSS J144258.00+045322.0, SDSS J144258.02+045322.5, UGC 09483 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 43.0m Declination (J2000) +04° 53′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 30″ Position angle 163° True size 60,800 light-years Distance 101 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,632 km/s, redshift 0.00545 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
