IC 1210 is an early spiral galaxy in Draco, 151 million light-years away
IC 1210 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco , 151 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.5 and spans 1.4′ × 24″ of sky, about 60,500 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 1210 from Athebyne
Athebyne
IC 1210
DRACO
IC 1210 lies 1.5° northwest of Athebyne , the magnitude 2.7 star. That is within one binocular field.
IC 1210 is highest in the evening in July
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JAN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 87° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -63° 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 27°S, and never sets north of 27°N.
IC 1210 is 151 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1210 tonight left it about 151 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1210
52 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6015, late spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 6140, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 6223, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 6125, elliptical galaxy, 4.6° NGC 5985, spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 5982, elliptical galaxy, 5.4° NGC 5981, barred spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 5949, spiral galaxy, 5.6°
IC 1210 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations IC 1210, 2MASX J16143012+6232121, IRAS 16138+6239, MCG +10-23-048, PGC 057589, UGC 10304 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 14.5m Declination (J2000) +62° 32′ Magnitude 14.5 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 24″ Position angle 169° True size 60,500 light-years Distance 151 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,884 km/s, redshift 0.00966 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
