IC 1075 is a barred spiral galaxy in Bootes, 256 million light-years away
IC 1075 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 256 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 30″ of sky, about 88,600 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 1075 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 1075
BOöTES
IC 1075 lies 9.3° east of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1075 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -9° 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: 48° 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: -12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 47° 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: -22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 52° 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: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -32° 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: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 13° 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: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 67° 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: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 65° 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: -20° 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°: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 33° 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: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -9° 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: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -85° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -14° 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: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -77° 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: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
IC 1075 is 256 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1075 tonight left it about 256 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1075
71 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1075 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 1075, 2MASX J14544922+1806211, MCG +03-38-053, PGC 053314, SDSS J145449.24+180621.4, UGC 09593 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 54.8m Declination (J2000) +18° 06′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 30″ Position angle 155° True size 88,600 light-years Distance 256 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 6,033 km/s, redshift 0.02033 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
