IC 1182 AKA MRK 298
Hercules
RA
16 05 36
DEC
+17 48 07
MAG V14.2
Type S0/PEC
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I have always been interested in jets in galaxies and IC 1182 is one of the best that I know about. Halton Arp took one of the fist deep images of the peculiar galaxy in 1972 and at that time it was thought to be a AGN Seyfert type 2 galaxy but the latest research now suggest that it is some kind of a merger event. What ever is the cause this is a very unusual and rare galaxy with a visual jet.
IC 1182 SDSS.jpg
Deep Image
IC 1182 Jet knots.jpg
I have viewed IC 1182 many times over the years and often wondered if others have tracked down its jet? IC 1182 is in down town Hercules cluster (AGC 2151) and I suggest that you have a good finder chart if you seek out IC 1182. The area is littered with faint fuzzies. Also nearby are 4 ARP galaxies you can track down ARP 71,ARP 122, ARP 172 and ARP 272. This is a great area to see several peculiar and interesting galaxies.
This is a low power drawing of IC 1182 I did several years ago.
IC 1182.jpg
I look forward to reading of other observing reports from this unusual galaxy and as always,
“GIVE IT A GO AND LET US KNOW”
GOOD LUCK AND GREAT VIEWING!
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