IC 1051 is an elliptical galaxy in Bootes
IC 1051 (PGC 052629) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 44″ × 36″. 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 1051 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 1051
BOöTES
IC 1051 lies 6.7° east of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1051 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -34° 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: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -88° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -69° 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 71°S, and never sets north of 71°N.
The distance to IC 1051 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1051
84 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1051 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 1051, PGC 052629, 2MASX J14441161+1901132, SDSS J144411.58+190112.8 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 44.2m Declination (J2000) +19° 01′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 44″ × 36″ Position angle 54° Radial velocity 12,984 km/s, redshift 0.04429 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
