IC 1222 is a spiral galaxy in Hercules
IC 1222 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules . It shines at magnitude 13.3 and spans 1.5′ × 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 1222 from η Her
η Her
IC 1222
HERCULES
IC 1222 lies 7.4° north of η Her , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1222 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 86° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -84° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 44°S, and never sets north of 44°N.
The distance to IC 1222 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1222
29 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1222 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations IC 1222, 2MASX J16350921+4612500, 2MASX J16351005+4612572, IRAS 16336+4618, MCG +08-30-032, PGC 058544, SDSS J163509.18+461250.1, SDSS J163509.19+461250.0 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 35.2m Declination (J2000) +46° 13′ Magnitude 13.3 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 1.1′ Position angle 49° Radial velocity 9,086 km/s, redshift 0.03078 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
