IC 1196 is an early spiral galaxy in Serpens, 233 million light-years away
IC 1196 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens , 233 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1′ × 30″ of sky, about 70,600 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 1196 from Unukalhai
Unukalhai
IC 1196
SERPENS
IC 1196 lies 7.3° northeast of Unukalhai , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1196 is highest in the evening in July
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JAN at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 79° 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: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 54° 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: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -53° 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: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -78° 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: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 79°S, and never sets north of 79°N.
IC 1196 is 233 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1196 tonight left it about 233 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1196
50 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1196 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Serpens Designations IC 1196, 2MASX J16075837+1046468, IRAS 16055+1054, MCG +02-41-009, PGC 057246, SDSS J160758.35+104646.5, UGC 10218 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 08.0m Declination (J2000) +10° 47′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 30″ Position angle 5° True size 70,600 light-years Distance 233 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,853 km/s, redshift 0.01632 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
