IC 1491 is a spiral galaxy in Aquarius
IC 1491 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 46″ × 24″. 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 1491 from Skat
Skat
IC 1491
AQUARIUS
IC 1491 lies 8.4° east of Skat , the magnitude 3.3 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1491 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 32° 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: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 69° 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: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -37° 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: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -7° 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: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 43° 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 74°N, and never sets south of 74°S.
The distance to IC 1491 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 1491
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1491 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations IC 1491, 2MASX J23292469-1618598, MCG -03-59-010, PGC 071580 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 29.4m Declination (J2000) -16° 19′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 46″ × 24″ Position angle 150° Radial velocity 3,350 km/s, redshift 0.01123 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
