IC 1479 is a lenticular galaxy in Aquarius, 531 million light-years away
IC 1479 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aquarius , 531 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 54″ of sky, about 179,200 light-years across. 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 1479 from Skat
Skat
IC 1479
AQUARIUS
IC 1479 lies 8.0° northeast of Skat , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1479 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 80°N, and never sets south of 80°S.
IC 1479 is 531 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1479 tonight left it about 531 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1479
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7606, spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 7600, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 7727, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 7723, barred spiral galaxy, 5.6° NGC 7585, lenticular galaxy, 5.8° NGC 7492, globular cluster, 5.8°
IC 1479 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations IC 1479, 2MASX J23184637-1023575, MCG -02-59-010, PGC 071021, SDSS J231846.41-102357.2, SDSS J231846.41-102357.3 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 18.8m Declination (J2000) -10° 24′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 54″ Position angle 25° True size 179,200 light-years Distance 531 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 9,344 km/s, redshift 0.03167 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
