IC 1399 is a galaxy in Pegasus
IC 1399 (PGC 067316) is a galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 41″ × 24″. 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 1399 from Enif
Enif
IC 1399
PEGASUS
IC 1399 lies 5.5° south of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1399 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 77° 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°: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 31° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 86°S.
The distance to IC 1399 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1399
40 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°, all fainter than magnitude 12.5.
IC 1399 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations IC 1399, PGC 067316, 2MASX J21460892+0424085 Type galaxy Right ascension (J2000) 21h 46.1m Declination (J2000) +04° 24′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 41″ × 24″ Position angle 162° Radial velocity 11,566 km/s, redshift 0.03935 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
