IC 1403 is a galaxy in Aquarius
IC 1403 (LEDA 1084587) is a galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 29″ × 18″. 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 1403 from Sadalmelik
Sadalmelik
IC 1403
AQUARIUS
IC 1403 lies 4.5° southwest of Sadalmelik , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1403 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° 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: 7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 17° 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: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 73° 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°: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -73° 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: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -34° 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: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 16° 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 87°N.
The distance to IC 1403 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1403
38 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1403 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations IC 1403, LEDA 1084587, 2MASX J21502909-0242580 Type galaxy Right ascension (J2000) 21h 50.5m Declination (J2000) -02° 43′ Magnitude 16.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 29″ × 18″ Position angle 153° Radial velocity 8,160 km/s, redshift 0.0276 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
