IC 1263 is a spiral galaxy in Hercules
IC 1263 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.6′ × 36″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
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 1263 from Vega
Vega
IC 1263
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IC 1263 lies 13.0° northwest of Vega , the magnitude 0.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1263 is highest in the evening in August
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JAN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 78° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -57° 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 46°S, and never sets north of 46°N.
The distance to IC 1263 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1263
24 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1263 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations IC 1263, 2MASX J17330719+4349195, MCG +07-36-021, PGC 060481, UGC 10902 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 17h 33.1m Declination (J2000) +43° 49′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 36″ Position angle 178° Radial velocity 8,551 km/s, redshift 0.02894 Best with Large telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
