IC 1062 is a lenticular galaxy in Bootes, 730 million light-years away
IC 1062 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 730 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 56″ × 42″ of sky, about 199,600 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 1062 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 1062
BOöTES
IC 1062 lies 8.4° east of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1062 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: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 42° 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: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 18° 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: -5° 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: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -1° 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: -26° 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: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -16° 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: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -11° 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: -43° 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: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -86° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 11° 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: 36° 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: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 6° 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: 27° 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: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -68° 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.
IC 1062 is 730 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1062 tonight left it about 730 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1062
76 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1062 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 1062, 2MASX J14511767+1841131, MCG +03-38-041 NED01, PGC 053044, SDSS J145117.65+184113.5, SDSS J145117.66+184113.5 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 51.3m Declination (J2000) +18° 41′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 56″ × 42″ Position angle 114° True size 199,600 light-years Distance 730 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 12,792 km/s, redshift 0.04362 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
