The sky around IC 1174, 3° across, north up IC 1167 IC 1168 IC 1165 NED02 IC 1165 IC 1165 NED01 IC 1163 IC 1159 IC 1160 IC 1161 IC 1157 IC 1155 NGC 6074 NED02 NGC 6074 NGC 6074 NED01 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 1174 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

IC 1174

IC 1174

Lenticular galaxy in Serpens

Lenticular galaxy in Serpens.

SERPENS

The box shows where IC 1174 sits in Serpens.

Constellation
SerpensSer
Magnitude
14.0visual
Size
1′ × 42″apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Julyat 9 pm
Best with
Large telescope

IC 1174 is a lenticular galaxy in Serpens

IC 1174 is a lenticular 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 1174 from Kornephoros

Kornephoros IC 1174 SERPENS

IC 1174 lies 8.7° southwest of Kornephoros, the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.

IC 1174 is highest in the evening in July

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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 1174 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 1174

113 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

IC 1174 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationSerpens
DesignationsIC 1174, 2MASX J16052685+1501308, MCG +03-41-091, PGC 057059, SDSS J160526.82+150131.1, SDSS J160526.82+150131.2, UGC 10185
Typelenticular galaxy (S0-a)
Right ascension (J2000)16h 05.4m
Declination (J2000)+15° 02′
Magnitude14.0
Surface brightness23.0 mag/arcmin²
Apparent size1′ × 42″
Position angle51°
Radial velocity4,661 km/s, redshift 0.01567
Best withLarge telescope
Best monthJuly
Catalog pageIC 1001 to 1500