IC 1496 is a lenticular galaxy in Pisces, 178 million light-years away
IC 1496 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 178 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.7′ × 1.2′ of sky, about 85,200 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 1496 from ι Cet
ι Cet
IC 1496
PISCES
IC 1496 lies 13.4° northwest of ι Cet , the magnitude 3.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 1496 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: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -73° 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: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 74° 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: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm
below horizon
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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 87°N.
IC 1496 is 178 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 1496 tonight left it about 178 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 1496
68 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7716, spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 7585, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° NGC 7721, late spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 7714, spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 7715, irregular galaxy, 5.3° NGC 7600, lenticular galaxy, 5.5°
IC 1496 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations IC 1496, 2MASX J23305352-0256037, MCG -01-59-029, PGC 071634, SDSS J233053.51-025603.3 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 30.9m Declination (J2000) -02° 56′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 1.2′ Position angle 65° True size 85,200 light-years Distance 178 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,124 km/s, redshift 0.01723 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 1001 to 1500
