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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor

Altitude: 34.8°   Azimuth: 340.6°   Direction: North-North-West

IC 1129 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Ursa Minor constellation. IC 1129 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1129 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor star
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DSS2 image of IC 1129 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.01 arcmin) and minor (0.86 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 1129

IC 1129
Galaxy
Ursa Minor

IC 1129 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 34.8°
Azimuth: 340.6°
Direction: North-North-West

See also IC 1129 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 13.7, IC 1129 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

Available Resources for IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor

Photometric information of IC 1129

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1129 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

13.7
12.26
11.53
11.68

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of IC 1129.

22.35 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 1129

The following table reports IC 1129 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1129 is a visual representation of it.
1.01 arcmin
0.86 arcmin

IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor morphological classification

IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor, Spiral (SAc).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1129

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1129 are provided in the following table:

15h 32m 00s
+68° 14’ 46”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1129 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor.

Finder chart IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor.

Rise and set times of IC 1129 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

IC 1129 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor is circumpolar and transits at 00:38 UTC (altitude: 73.2°)