IC 1205 is a barred spiral galaxy in Hercules
IC 1205 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 41″ × 30″. 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 1205 from Unukalhai
Unukalhai
IC 1205
HERCULES
IC 1205 lies 8.1° northeast of Unukalhai , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1205 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 39° 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: -18° 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: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 49° 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: -27° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -30° 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: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -37° 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: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 69° 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: 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: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -43° 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: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -1° 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: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 86° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -84° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -66° 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: 1° 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: 60° 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: -8° 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: -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: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 23° 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: 38° 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: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -3° 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: 31° 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: -52° 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 80°S.
The distance to IC 1205 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1205
31 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1205 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations IC 1205, 2MASX J16141594+0932136, IRAS 16118+0939, MCG +02-41-022, PGC 057574, SDSS J161415.91+093213.8 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBab) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 14.3m Declination (J2000) +09° 32′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 41″ × 30″ Position angle 110° Radial velocity 3,229 km/s, redshift 0.01083 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
