IC 1317 is an elliptical galaxy in Aquila
IC 1317 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aquila . It shines at magnitude 13.7 and spans 46″ × 30″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
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 1317 from Antinous
Antinous
IC 1317
AQUILA
IC 1317 lies 3.3° northeast of Antinous , the magnitude 3.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1317 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 43° 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: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -88° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 87° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -44° 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: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -3° 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 89°S.
The distance to IC 1317 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1317
18 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1317 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquila Designations IC 1317, 2MASX J20231560+0039528, MCG +00-52-004, PGC 064586, UGC 11546 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 20h 23.3m Declination (J2000) +00° 40′ Magnitude 13.7 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 46″ × 30″ Position angle 98° Radial velocity 3,826 km/s, redshift 0.01284 Best with Large telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
