IC 1230 is a galaxy pair in Hercules
IC 1230 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Hercules . Spans 55″ × 30″. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 1230 from Rastaban
Rastaban
IC 1230
HERCULES
IC 1230 lies 7.1° west of Rastaban , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1230 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 88° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -65° 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 39°S, and never sets north of 39°N.
The distance to IC 1230 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1230
26 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1230 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations IC 1230, 2MASX J16450159+5115371, MCG +09-27-073, PGC 058903, SDSS J164501.58+511537.4, UGC 10538 Type galaxy pair (E) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 45.0m Declination (J2000) +51° 16′ Surface brightness 24.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 55″ × 30″ Position angle 159° Best with Telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
