IC 1198 is a barred spiral galaxy in Serpens, 527 million light-years away
IC 1198 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens , 527 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.9 and spans 47″ × 24″ of sky, about 121,200 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 1198 from Unukalhai
Unukalhai
IC 1198
SERPENS
IC 1198 lies 8.4° northeast of Unukalhai , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1198 is highest in the evening in July
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JAN at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 72° 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: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -57° 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: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -46° 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: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -50° 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°: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -82° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -26° 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: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 67° 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: -80° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 42° 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: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -71° 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: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -56° 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 78°S, and never sets north of 78°N.
IC 1198 is 527 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1198 tonight left it about 527 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1198
88 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4593, planetary nebula, 49′ NGC 6012, barred spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 6049, star, 4.3° NGC 6041, galaxy pair, 5.5° NGC 6050, late spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 6040, galaxy pair, 5.5° NGC 6106, late spiral galaxy, 5.5°
IC 1198 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Serpens Designations IC 1198, 2MASX J16083635+1219518, IRAS 16062+1227, MCG +02-41-011, PGC 057273, SDSS J160836.37+121951.5, SDSS J160836.38+121951.5 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBab) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 08.6m Declination (J2000) +12° 20′ Magnitude 14.9 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 47″ × 24″ Position angle 111° True size 121,200 light-years Distance 527 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 9,846 km/s, redshift 0.0334 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
