IC 1377 is a barred spiral galaxy in Equuleus
IC 1377 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Equuleus . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 44″ × 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 1377 from Enif
Enif
IC 1377
EQUULEUS
IC 1377 lies 7.2° southwest of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1377 is highest in the evening in September
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
60°N
JAN at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -34° 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: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -43° 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: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° 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: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 7° 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 86°S.
The distance to IC 1377 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1377
44 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7046, late spiral galaxy, 3.0° IC 1365, galaxy group, 3.4° IC 1364, elliptical galaxy, 3.4° NGC 7040, spiral galaxy, 5.5° M2 Messier 2, globular cluster, 5.5°
IC 1377 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Equuleus Designations IC 1377, 2MASX J21252656+0418508, IRAS 21229+0405, MCG +01-54-009, PGC 066722 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBab) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 25.4m Declination (J2000) +04° 19′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 44″ × 30″ Position angle 118° Radial velocity 8,859 km/s, redshift 0.03 Best with Large telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
