IC 1147 is a galaxy in Draco
IC 1147 is a galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 27″ × 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 1147 from Pherkad
Pherkad
IC 1147
DRACO
IC 1147 lies 3.3° southeast of Pherkad , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1147 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -59° 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 20°S, and never sets north of 20°N.
The distance to IC 1147 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1147
38 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1147 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations IC 1147, 2MASX J15501166+6933364, MCG +12-15-027, PGC 056159 Type galaxy Right ascension (J2000) 15h 50.2m Declination (J2000) +69° 34′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 27″ × 24″ Position angle 125° Radial velocity 10,300 km/s, redshift 0.03497 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
