IC 1381 is an early spiral galaxy in Aquarius, 424 million light-years away
IC 1381 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius , 424 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 54″ × 30″ of sky, about 110,900 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 1381 from Sadalsuud
Sadalsuud
IC 1381
AQUARIUS
IC 1381 lies 4.5° north of Sadalsuud , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1381 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 46° 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: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -73° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 70° 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°: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -43° 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: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 11° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 89°N.
IC 1381 is 424 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1381 tonight left it about 424 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1381
41 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1381 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations IC 1381, 2MASX J21273371-0111188, MCG +00-54-016, PGC 066789, SDSS J212733.69-011119.0, SDSS J212733.70-011119.0 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 27.6m Declination (J2000) -01° 11′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 54″ × 30″ Position angle 69° True size 110,900 light-years Distance 424 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 8,990 km/s, redshift 0.03045 Best with Large telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
