IC 1163 is an elliptical galaxy in Serpens, 458 million light-years away
IC 1163 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Serpens , 458 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 47″ × 42″ of sky, about 105,300 light-years across. 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 1163 from Kornephoros
Kornephoros
IC 1163
SERPENS
IC 1163 lies 9.1° southwest of Kornephoros , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1163 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 65° 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: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 81° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -48° 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: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 24° 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: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm
below horizon
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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 74°S, and never sets north of 74°N.
IC 1163 is 458 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1163 tonight left it about 458 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1163
114 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, 2.0° NGC 6041, galaxy pair, 2.3° NGC 6040, galaxy pair, 2.3° NGC 6050, late spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 6028, lenticular galaxy, 3.9° IC 4593, planetary nebula, 4.2° NGC 6052, galaxy pair, 5.1° NGC 6027C, barred spiral galaxy, 5.3°
IC 1163 catalog data
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Constellation Serpens Designations IC 1163, 2MASX J16013052+1530136, MCG +03-41-039, PGC 056717, SDSS J160130.54+153014.0 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 01.5m Declination (J2000) +15° 30′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 47″ × 42″ Position angle 11° True size 105,300 light-years Distance 458 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 10,399 km/s, redshift 0.03531 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
