IC 1394 is an elliptical galaxy in Pegasus
IC 1394 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 1.1′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
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 1394 from Enif
Enif
IC 1394
PEGASUS
IC 1394 lies 4.9° north of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1394 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -10° 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: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 22° 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 75°S, and never sets north of 75°N.
The distance to IC 1394 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1394
20 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1394 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations IC 1394, 2MASX J21401304+1437585, MCG +02-55-006, PGC 067145 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 40.2m Declination (J2000) +14° 38′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 1.1′ Position angle 37° Radial velocity 8,686 km/s, redshift 0.0294 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
