IC 1490 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Pisces, 244 million light-years away
IC 1490 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 244 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.5 and spans 1.5′ × 48″ of sky, about 103,100 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
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 1490 from ι Cet
ι Cet
IC 1490
PISCES
IC 1490 lies 6.9° northwest of ι Cet , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 1490 is highest in the evening in November
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JAN at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -27° 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: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -80° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -81° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm
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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 86°N.
IC 1490 is 244 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1490 tonight left it about 244 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1490
40 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1490 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations IC 1490, 2MASX J23591071-0407375, IRAS 23566-0424, MCG -01-01-011, PGC 073151 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 59.2m Declination (J2000) -04° 08′ Magnitude 14.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 48″ Position angle 83° True size 103,100 light-years Distance 244 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,518 km/s, redshift 0.01858 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
