IC 1199 is a spiral galaxy in Serpens, 279 million light-years away
IC 1199 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens , 279 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 24″ of sky, about 96,700 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 1199 from Unukalhai
Unukalhai
IC 1199
SERPENS
IC 1199 lies 7.4° northeast of Unukalhai , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1199 is highest in the evening in July
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JAN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 20° 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: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 40° 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: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 53° 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: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 69° 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: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 36° 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: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -69° 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: 85° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 25° 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: -59° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -25° 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°: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 53° 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: -83° 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: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 49° 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: -37° 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: -53° 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: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -27° 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: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -59° 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: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm
below horizon
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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 80°S, and never sets north of 80°N.
IC 1199 is 279 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1199 tonight left it about 279 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1199
39 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1199 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Serpens Designations IC 1199, 2MASX J16103434+1002255, IRAS 16081+1010, MCG +02-41-013, PGC 057373, SDSS J161034.34+100225.3, TYC 949-1438-1, UGC 10242 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 10.6m Declination (J2000) +10° 02′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 24″ Position angle 158° True size 96,700 light-years Distance 279 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,710 km/s, redshift 0.01583 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
