IC 1143 is an elliptical galaxy in Ursa Minor
IC 1143 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Minor . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.5′ × 1.3′. 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 1143 from Polaris
Polaris
IC 1143
URSA MINOR
IC 1143 lies 8.3° north of Polaris , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1143 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -47° 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 8°S, and never sets north of 8°N.
The distance to IC 1143 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1143
15 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1143 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Minor Designations IC 1143, 2MASX J15305641+8227211, MCG +14-07-022, PGC 055279, UGC 09932 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 30.9m Declination (J2000) +82° 27′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 1.3′ Position angle 150° Radial velocity 6,436 km/s, redshift 0.0217 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
