IC 1303 is a late spiral galaxy in Cygnus, 193 million light-years away
IC 1303 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Cygnus , 193 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 42″ of sky, about 66,300 light-years across. 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 1303 from Vega
Vega
IC 1303
CYGNUS
IC 1303 lies 11.2° east of Vega , the magnitude 0.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1303 is highest in the evening in August
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
60°N
JAN at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -33° 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 54°S, and never sets north of 54°N.
IC 1303 is 193 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1303 tonight left it about 193 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1303
6 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1303 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations IC 1303, 2MASX J19313005+3552358, IRAS 19296+3546, MCG +06-43-004, PGC 063328, SDSS J193130.09+355235.7, UGC 11452 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 19h 31.5m Declination (J2000) +35° 53′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 42″ Position angle 104° True size 66,300 light-years Distance 193 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,442 km/s, redshift 0.01493 Best with Large telescope Best month August Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
