IC 1261 NED02 is a lenticular galaxy in Draco
IC 1261 NED02 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 41″ × 36″. 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 1261 NED02 from χ Dra
χ Dra
IC 1261 NED02
DRACO
IC 1261 NED02 lies 4.7° west of χ Dra , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1261 NED02 is highest in the evening in July
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JAN at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -52° 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 19°S, and never sets north of 19°N.
The distance to IC 1261 NED02 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1261 NED02
49 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6395, barred spiral galaxy, 18′ NGC 6340, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 6503, late spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 6412, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 6654, lenticular galaxy, 5.0° NGC 6621, spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 6622, early spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 6643, late spiral galaxy, 5.3°
IC 1261 NED02 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations IC 1261 NED02 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 17h 23.3m Declination (J2000) +71° 16′ Magnitude 14.0 Apparent size 41″ × 36″ Position angle 0° Radial velocity 13,657 km/s, redshift 0.04664 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
