IC 1141 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Serpens
IC 1141 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 28″ × 24″. 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 1141 from Unukalhai
Unukalhai
IC 1141
SERPENS
IC 1141 lies 6.1° north of Unukalhai , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1141 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -10° 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: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -17° 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: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 61° 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: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 70° 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: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -23° 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: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -69° 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: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -43° 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: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -58° 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 78°S, and never sets north of 78°N.
The distance to IC 1141 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1141
63 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6012, barred spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5970, barred spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5957, spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5954, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.6° NGC 5953, lenticular galaxy, 4.6° NGC 5936, barred spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 5962, late spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 5972, lenticular galaxy, 5.3°
IC 1141 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Serpens Designations IC 1141, 2MASX J15494695+1223576, IRAS 15474+1232, MCG +02-40-014, PGC 056141, SDSS J154946.94+122357.5, SDSS J154946.94+122357.6, UGC 10051 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 49.8m Declination (J2000) +12° 24′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 21.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 28″ × 24″ Position angle 69° Radial velocity 4,378 km/s, redshift 0.01471 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
