IC 1420 is a galaxy pair in Pegasus
IC 1420 (UGC 11880) is a galaxy pair in the constellation Pegasus . Spans 1.3′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 1420 from Enif
Enif
IC 1420
PEGASUS
IC 1420 lies 10.8° northeast of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1420 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -17° 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: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -83° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 20° 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 70°S, and never sets north of 70°N.
The distance to IC 1420 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1420
13 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1420 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations IC 1420, UGC 11880, MCG +03-56-005 Type galaxy pair Right ascension (J2000) 22h 02.5m Declination (J2000) +19° 45′ Apparent size 1.3′ Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
