IC 1187 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor
IC 1187 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Ursa Minor constellation. IC 1187 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 1187 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).
Key facts about IC 1187
IC 1187 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 70.3°
Azimuth: 349.6°
Direction: North
See also IC 1187 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 15.7, IC 1187 is visible only through long exposure photography.
Photometric information of IC 1187
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1187 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).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of IC 1187
The following table reports IC 1187 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1187 is a visual representation of it.IC 1187 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor morphological classification
IC 1187 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor is classified as Spiral (SAbc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 1187 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1187
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1187 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1187 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of IC 1187 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
IC 1187 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Minor is circumpolar and transits at 02:04 UTC (altitude: 70.9°)