IC 1053 is a spiral galaxy in Bootes
IC 1053 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 33″ × 18″. 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 1053 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 1053
BOöTES
IC 1053 lies 7.5° east of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1053 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -19° 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: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 86° 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: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -1° 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: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 63° 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: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 59° 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°: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -33° 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: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 27° 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: -83° 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: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -86° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -67° 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 73°S, and never sets north of 73°N.
The distance to IC 1053 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1053
91 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1053 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 1053, 2MASX J14454322+1656490, MCG +03-38-008, PGC 052709, SDSS J144543.25+165648.7 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 45.7m Declination (J2000) +16° 57′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 22.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 33″ × 18″ Position angle 27° Radial velocity 10,147 km/s, redshift 0.03443 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
