IC 1168 is an elliptical galaxy in Serpens
IC 1168 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Serpens . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1.3′ × 30″. 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 1168 from Kornephoros
Kornephoros
IC 1168
SERPENS
IC 1168 lies 9.1° southwest of Kornephoros , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1168 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 37° 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: -25° 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: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 54° 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: -35° 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: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 64° 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: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 64° 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: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 54° 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: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -44° 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: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 82° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 24° 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°: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -39° 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: -27° 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: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -68° 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: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -40° 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: 35° 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: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -39° 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 75°S, and never sets north of 75°N.
The distance to IC 1168 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1168
112 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, 2.4° NGC 6041, galaxy pair, 2.8° NGC 6040, galaxy pair, 2.8° NGC 6050, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° IC 4593, planetary nebula, 3.4° NGC 6028, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° NGC 6052, galaxy pair, 5.6° NGC 6027C, barred spiral galaxy, 6.0°
IC 1168 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Serpens Designations IC 1168, 2MASX J16035566+1454091, MCG +03-41-066, PGC 056901 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 03.9m Declination (J2000) +14° 54′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 24.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 30″ Position angle 169° Radial velocity 10,779 km/s, redshift 0.03662 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
