IC 1133 is a barred spiral galaxy in Serpens, 165 million light-years away
IC 1133 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens , 165 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.3′ × 18″ of sky, about 61,000 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
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 1133 from Unukalhai
Unukalhai
IC 1133
SERPENS
IC 1133 lies 9.2° north of Unukalhai , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1133 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 74°S, and never sets north of 74°N.
IC 1133 is 165 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1133 tonight left it about 165 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1133
62 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5962, late spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5972, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5954, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5953, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 6012, barred spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5970, barred spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 5936, barred spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 5957, spiral galaxy, 3.8°
IC 1133 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Serpens Designations IC 1133, IRAS 15388+1544, MCG +03-40-025, PGC 055793, SDSS J154111.99+153424.2, UGC 09973 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 41.2m Declination (J2000) +15° 34′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 18″ Position angle 131° True size 61,000 light-years Distance 165 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,024 km/s, redshift 0.01351 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
