IC 1236 is a late spiral galaxy in Hercules
IC 1236 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules . It shines at magnitude 13.6 and spans 1.2′ × 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 1236 from Kornephoros
Kornephoros
IC 1236
HERCULES
IC 1236 lies 6.8° east of Kornephoros , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1236 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 84° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -85° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -53° 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 70°S, and never sets north of 70°N.
The distance to IC 1236 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1236
23 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1236 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations IC 1236, 2MASX J16582961+2002292, IRAS 16563+2006, MCG +03-43-010, PGC 059350, SDSS J165829.59+200229.2, SDSS J165829.60+200229.2, SDSS J165829.60+200229.3 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 58.5m Declination (J2000) +20° 02′ Magnitude 13.6 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 1′ Position angle 146° Radial velocity 6,012 km/s, redshift 0.02026 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
