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IC 1052

Barred Spiral Galaxy in Boötes

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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 1052
Constellation	Boötes
Right Ascension	14h 44m 14s
Declination	+20° 36' 50"
Distance	c.469,700,000 light years c.144,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +14.6 Absolute: -21.2
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 1.1' Actual: c.150,000 light years
Hubble Type	SBc Barred Spiral
Optimum Visibility	May
Notes	This barred spiral galaxy in the southern parts of Boötes has its arms wound in a relatively open structure. Its attitude relative to the Milky Way means that it is seen almost edge-on in the sky, appearing as a narrow ellipse.

The barred spiral IC 1052 in Boötes, with a much smaller and fainter galaxy, SDSSCGB 8148.3, visible to its immediate west. The bright source near the galaxy's southern edge is not associated with IC 1052, but is in fact a fifteenth-magnitude foreground star (SDSS J144412.93+203641.1) within the Milky Way. (Note that blue clouding effect in the lower left of this image is a photographic artefact.) Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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