IC 1204 is an early spiral galaxy in Ursa Minor
IC 1204 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Minor . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 39″ × 18″. 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 1204 from Pherkad
Pherkad
IC 1204
URSA MINOR
IC 1204 lies 4.2° east of Pherkad , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1204 is highest in the evening in July
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JAN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 80° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
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 20°S, and never sets north of 20°N.
The distance to IC 1204 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1204
41 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1204 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Minor Designations IC 1204, 2MASX J16071547+6955533, IRAS 16073+7003, MCG +12-15-053, PGC 057206 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 07.3m Declination (J2000) +69° 56′ Magnitude 15.0 Apparent size 39″ × 18″ Position angle 65° Radial velocity 7,538 km/s, redshift 0.02546 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
