IC 1072 is an elliptical galaxy in Virgo, 480 million light-years away
IC 1072 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 480 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 52″ × 30″ of sky, about 121,500 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 1072 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 1072
VIRGO
IC 1072 lies 17.1° southeast of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1072 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -47° 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: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -4° 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: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -83° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -55° 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 85°S.
IC 1072 is 480 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1072 tonight left it about 480 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1072
77 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5770, lenticular galaxy, 55′ NGC 5774, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5775, barred spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5806, spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5813, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5746, spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 5701, lenticular galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5838, lenticular galaxy, 3.9°
IC 1072 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 1072, 2MASX J14541316+0450296, MCG +01-38-016, PGC 053258, SDSS J145413.11+045029.5, SDSS J145413.13+045029.5, SDSS J145413.13+045029.6, SDSS J145413.14+045029.6 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 54.2m Declination (J2000) +04° 50′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 52″ × 30″ Position angle 152° True size 121,500 light-years Distance 480 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 10,225 km/s, redshift 0.03471 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
