IC 1220 is an elliptical galaxy in Hercules
IC 1220 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Hercules . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 1.1′. 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 1220 from κ Oph
κ Oph
IC 1220
HERCULES
IC 1220 lies 7.0° west of κ Oph , the magnitude 3.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1220 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 7° 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: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 88° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -81° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -87° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -49° 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 82°S.
The distance to IC 1220 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1220
15 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1220 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations IC 1220, 2MASX J16293826+0827023, MCG +01-42-005, PGC 058340, SDSS J162938.29+082702.6 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 29.6m Declination (J2000) +08° 27′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 1.1′ Position angle 142° Radial velocity 9,759 km/s, redshift 0.0331 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
