IC 1102 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo
IC 1102 (PGC 054188) is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 15.5 and spans 1′ × 30″. 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 1102 from Unukalhai
Unukalhai
IC 1102
VIRGO
IC 1102 lies 8.5° west of Unukalhai , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1102 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -23° 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: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 65° 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: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -73° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -64° 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: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -53° 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 86°S.
The distance to IC 1102 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1102
65 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5864, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5854, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 5838, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5921, spiral galaxy, 2.8° M5 Messier 5, globular cluster, 2.9° NGC 5850, spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5846, elliptical galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5845, elliptical galaxy, 2.9°
IC 1102 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 1102, PGC 054188, 2MASX J15110497+0417388, SDSS J151104.94+041737.8, SDSS J151104.94+041737.9, SDSS J151104.95+041737.9, UGC 09754 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 11.1m Declination (J2000) +04° 18′ Magnitude 15.5 (B 15.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 30″ Position angle 18° Radial velocity 12,336 km/s, redshift 0.04203 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
