IC 1488 is an early spiral galaxy in Pegasus
IC 1488 (LEDA 2800840) is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1.1′ × 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 1488 from Markab
Markab
IC 1488
PEGASUS
IC 1488 lies 5.0° east of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1488 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 19° 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 75°S, and never sets north of 75°N.
The distance to IC 1488 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1488
97 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7625, early spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 7711, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 7683, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 7515, spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 7497, late spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 7479, barred spiral galaxy, 5.9° NGC 7587, barred spiral galaxy, 6.0° NGC 7454, elliptical galaxy, 6.0°
IC 1488 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations IC 1488, LEDA 2800840, 2MASX J23253854+1521163, SDSS J232538.54+152115.8, SDSS J232538.54+152115.9, SDSS J232538.55+152115.9 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 25.6m Declination (J2000) +15° 21′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 12″ Position angle 172° Radial velocity 12,103 km/s, redshift 0.04122 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
