IC 1138 is a lenticular galaxy in Corona Borealis
IC 1138 (PGC 056070) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Corona Borealis . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1′ × 12″. 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 1138 from Alphecca
Alphecca
IC 1138
CORONA BOREALIS
IC 1138 lies 3.1° east of Alphecca , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1138 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -69° 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 64°S, and never sets north of 64°N.
The distance to IC 1138 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1138
53 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5958, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9° IC 4553, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 6027B, lenticular galaxy, 6.0° NGC 6027, lenticular galaxy, 6.0° NGC 6027E, lenticular galaxy, 6.0° NGC 6027D, late spiral galaxy, 6.0° NGC 6027A, lenticular galaxy, 6.0°
IC 1138 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Corona Borealis Designations IC 1138, PGC 056070, 2MASX J15481583+2612235, UGC 10038 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 48.3m Declination (J2000) +26° 12′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 12″ Position angle 41° Radial velocity 6,838 km/s, redshift 0.02308 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
