IC 1489 is a galaxy in Aquarius
IC 1489 is a galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 32″ × 30″. 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 1489 from Skat
Skat
IC 1489
AQUARIUS
IC 1489 lies 8.4° east of Skat , the magnitude 3.3 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1489 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 8° 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: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 15° 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: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -45° 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: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -35° 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: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 40° 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 1489 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1489
21 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7723, barred spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 7727, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 7606, spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 7600, lenticular galaxy, 5.3° NGC 7492, globular cluster, 5.4°
IC 1489 catalog data
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Constellation Aquarius Designations IC 1489, 2MASX J23263213-1230597, IRAS 23239-1247, MCG -02-59-016, PGC 071443 Type galaxy Right ascension (J2000) 23h 26.5m Declination (J2000) -12° 31′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 32″ × 30″ Position angle 25° Radial velocity 9,733 km/s, redshift 0.03301 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
