IC 1185

{{Short description|Spiral galaxy located in Hercules}}

{{Orphan|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox galaxy|name=IC 1185|image=File:IC1185 - SDSS DR14.jpg|caption=IC 1185 captured by Sloan Digital Sky Survey|constellation name=Hercules|ra={{RA|16|05|44.6}}|dec={{DEC|+17|43|01.3}}|z=0.034764|h_radial_v=10,440 km/s|dist_ly=424.5 Mly (130.2 Mpc)|group_cluster=Hercules Cluster|appmag_v=14.89|sbrightness=22.7 mag/arcsec|type=Sab|size=115,000 ly|names=PGC 57096, 2MASX J16054464+1743008, GIN 500, WBL 607-022, CGCG 108-134, SDSS J160544.67+174301.4, 2XMM J160544.6+174301, NFP J160544.7+174302, MCG +03-41-110, 2MASS J16054468+1743014, BMW-HRI J160544.5+174303, LEDA 57096|epoch=J2000}}

IC 1185 is a type Sab{{Cite web |title=Revised IC Data for IC 1185 |url=https://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?IC%201185 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=spider.seds.org}} spiral galaxy located in Hercules.{{Cite web |last=Astronomy |first=Go |title=IC 1185 {{!}} galaxy in Hercules {{!}} IC List {{!}} GO ASTRONOMY |url=https://www.go-astronomy.com/ic.php?ID=1248 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Go-Astronomy.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Dominic |title=IC1185 (Galaxy) |url=https://in-the-sky.org//data/object.php?id=IC1185 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=In-The-Sky.org |language=en}} It is located 420 million light-years from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 115,000 light-years.{{Cite web |title=Your NED Search Results |url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?search_type=Obj_id&objid=42337&objname=1&img_stamp=YES&hconst=73.0&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}} IC 1185 was discovered on June 8, 1888, by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan{{Cite web |title=Index Catalog Objects: IC 1150 - 1199 |url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic11a.htm#ic1185 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=cseligman.com}} and is a member of the Hercules Cluster.{{Cite web |title=Detailed Object Classifications |url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=IC+1185 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}}{{Cite web |last=Bakich |first=Michael E. |date=2024-01-01 |title=The Hercules galaxy cluster |url=https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-hercules-galaxy-cluster/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Astronomy Magazine |language=en-US}} IC 1185 has a surface brightness of magnitude 22.7 and presents a double nucleus, which might represent a late stage of galaxy merger.{{Citation |last=Kollatschny |first=W. |title=Double Nucleus Galaxies |date=1986 |work=Structure and Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei: International Meeting Held in Trieste, Italy, April 10–13, 1985 |pages=605–609 |editor-last=Giuricin |editor-first=G. |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4562-3_58 |access-date=2024-04-30 |place=Dordrecht |publisher=Springer Netherlands |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-94-009-4562-3_58 |isbn=978-94-009-4562-3 |last2=Fricke |first2=K. J. |last3=Hellwig |first3=J. |editor2-last=Mardirossian |editor2-first=F. |editor3-last=Mezzetti |editor3-first=M. |editor4-last=Ramella |editor4-first=M.|url-access=subscription }}