IC 1060 is a barred spiral galaxy in Libra, 224 million light-years away
IC 1060 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Libra , 224 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1.2′ × 36″ of sky, about 79,500 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 1060 from Zubeneschamali
Zubeneschamali
IC 1060
LIBRA
IC 1060 lies 6.6° west of Zubeneschamali , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1060 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 46° 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: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -77° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 32° 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: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -85° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -58° 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: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -43° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 83°N.
IC 1060 is 224 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1060 tonight left it about 224 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1060
13 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1060 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Libra Designations IC 1060, 2MASX J14514732-0713576, IRAS 14491-0701, MCG -01-38-004, PGC 053075 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBa) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 51.8m Declination (J2000) -07° 14′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 36″ Position angle 93° True size 79,500 light-years Distance 224 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,635 km/s, redshift 0.01558 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
