IC 1142 is a barred spiral galaxy in Serpens
IC 1142 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1′ × 42″. 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 1142 from Alphecca
Alphecca
IC 1142
SERPENS
IC 1142 lies 9.3° southeast of Alphecca , the magnitude 2.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1142 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -20° 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: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -40° 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: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -15° 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: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 41° 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: -18° 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: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 20° 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: -63° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
The distance to IC 1142 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1142
111 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6028, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5972, lenticular galaxy, 3.0° NGC 6027C, barred spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 6027A, lenticular galaxy, 3.3° NGC 6027B, lenticular galaxy, 3.3° NGC 6027D, late spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 6027, lenticular galaxy, 3.3° NGC 6027E, lenticular galaxy, 3.3°
IC 1142 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Serpens Designations IC 1142, 2MASX J15502591+1808227, MCG +03-40-050, PGC 056169, SDSS J155025.91+180822.4, SDSS J155025.91+180822.5, SDSS J155025.92+180822.5, UGC 10055 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 50.4m Declination (J2000) +18° 08′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 42″ Position angle 160° Radial velocity 13,642 km/s, redshift 0.04659 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
