IC 1320 is a barred spiral galaxy in Delphinus, 265 million light-years away
IC 1320 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Delphinus , 265 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.1′ × 36″ of sky, about 82,600 light-years across. 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 1320 from Altair
Altair
IC 1320
DELPHINUS
IC 1320 lies 10.7° southeast of Altair , the magnitude 0.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1320 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -23° 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: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -51° 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: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 82° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -87° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 86° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -2° 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: -83° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 77° 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: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 45° 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: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm
below horizon
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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 87°S.
IC 1320 is 265 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1320 tonight left it about 265 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1320
29 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1320 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Delphinus Designations IC 1320, 2MASX J20262565+0254350, IRAS 20239+0244, MCG +00-52-009, PGC 064685, UGC 11560 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 20h 26.4m Declination (J2000) +02° 55′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 36″ Position angle 87° True size 82,600 light-years Distance 265 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,924 km/s, redshift 0.01656 Best with Large telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
