IC 1054 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo, 323 million light-years away
IC 1054 (PGC 052752) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 323 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1′ × 42″ of sky, about 96,800 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 1054 from Zubeneschamali
Zubeneschamali
IC 1054
VIRGO
IC 1054 lies 13.1° northwest of Zubeneschamali , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1054 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 55° 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: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -87° 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: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -57° 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: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -51° 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 89°S.
IC 1054 is 323 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1054 tonight left it about 323 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1054
72 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5740, spiral galaxy, 40′ NGC 5746, spiral galaxy, 47′ NGC 5750, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5713, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 5690, late spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5691, early spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5774, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5775, barred spiral galaxy, 2.9°
IC 1054 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 1054, PGC 052752, 2MASX J14463127+0116286, SDSS J144631.24+011629.1, UGC 09514 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 46.5m Declination (J2000) +01° 16′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 42″ Position angle 10° True size 96,800 light-years Distance 323 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 8,119 km/s, redshift 0.02746 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
