IC 1366 is a lenticular galaxy in Aquarius
IC 1366 (PGC 066386) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 49″ × 24″. 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 1366 from Sadalsuud
Sadalsuud
IC 1366
AQUARIUS
IC 1366 lies 8.5° northwest of Sadalsuud , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1366 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 6° 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 88°S.
The distance to IC 1366 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1366
38 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1366 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations IC 1366, PGC 066386, 2MASX J21140805+0146336 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 14.1m Declination (J2000) +01° 47′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 49″ × 24″ Position angle 23° Radial velocity 14,473 km/s, redshift 0.0495 Best with Large telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
