IC 1412 is a lenticular galaxy in Capricornus
IC 1412 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Capricornus . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.3′ × 42″. 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 1412 from Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi
IC 1412
CAPRICORNUS
IC 1412 lies 2.9° east of Deneb Algedi , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1412 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 8° 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: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -81° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 13° 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: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 81° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 27° 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 73°N, and never sets south of 73°S.
The distance to IC 1412 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1412
26 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7183, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 7218, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 7185, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 7184, barred spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 7171, barred spiral galaxy, 4.0°
IC 1412 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Capricornus Designations IC 1412, 2MASX J21581847-1710341, IRAS 21555-1724, MCG -03-56-001, PGC 067747 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 58.3m Declination (J2000) -17° 11′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 42″ Position angle 102° Radial velocity 5,466 km/s, redshift 0.0184 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
