IC 1197 is a late spiral galaxy in Serpens, 71 million light-years away
IC 1197 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens , 71 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 2.6′ × 30″ of sky, about 52,700 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 1197 from Unukalhai
Unukalhai
IC 1197
SERPENS
IC 1197 lies 6.1° east of Unukalhai , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1197 is highest in the evening in July
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JAN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 66° 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: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -79° 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°: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -82° 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: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 21° 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: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -51° 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 82°S.
IC 1197 is 71 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1197 tonight left it about 71 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1197
26 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1197 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Serpens Designations IC 1197, 2MASX J16081729+0732187, MCG +01-41-013, PGC 057261, SDSS J160817.26+073218.6, SDSS J160817.27+073218.6, UGC 10219 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 08.3m Declination (J2000) +07° 32′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.6′ × 30″ Position angle 57° True size 52,700 light-years Distance 71 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,358 km/s, redshift 0.00454 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
