IC 1431 is an early spiral galaxy in Aquarius
IC 1431 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 45″ × 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 1431 from Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi
IC 1431
AQUARIUS
IC 1431 lies 5.6° northeast of Deneb Algedi , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1431 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -72° 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: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -81° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 81° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 26° 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 76°N, and never sets south of 76°S.
The distance to IC 1431 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1431
33 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1431 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations IC 1431, 2MASX J22073959-1330482, MCG -02-56-015, PGC 068087 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 07.7m Declination (J2000) -13° 31′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 45″ × 42″ Position angle 20° Radial velocity 16,169 km/s, redshift 0.05547 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
