The sky around IC 1365, 3° across, north up low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 1365 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

IC 1365

Galaxy group in Equuleus

Galaxy group in Equuleus.

EQUULEUS

The box shows where IC 1365 sits in Equuleus.

Constellation
EquuleusEqu
Magnitude
-visual
Size
1′apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Septemberat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

IC 1365 is a galaxy group in Equuleus

IC 1365 is a galaxy group in the constellation Equuleus. spans 1′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.

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 1365 from Sadalsuud

Sadalsuud IC 1365 EQUULEUS

IC 1365 lies 9.3° northwest of Sadalsuud, the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.

IC 1365 is highest in the evening in September

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -73° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 6° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 87°S.

The distance to IC 1365 is not well measured

Objects within 6° of IC 1365

IC 1365 catalog data

FieldValue
Typegalaxy group
ConstellationEquuleus
Right ascension (J2000)21h 13.9m
Declination (J2000)+02° 34′
Apparent size1′
Best monthSeptember
Best withTelescope