IC 1456 is a galaxy in Aquarius
IC 1456 (LEDA 948407) is a galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 57″ × 12″. 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 1456 from Skat
Skat
IC 1456
AQUARIUS
IC 1456 lies 3.1° north of Skat , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1456 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -81° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -84° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 84° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 81° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 35° 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 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to IC 1456 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1456
23 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1456 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations IC 1456, LEDA 948407, 2MASX J22551819-1243551 Type galaxy Right ascension (J2000) 22h 55.3m Declination (J2000) -12° 44′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 24.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 57″ × 12″ Position angle 125° Radial velocity 7,523 km/s, redshift 0.02542 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
