Harold Corwin

NGC 116 is the last of fourteen new nebulae found by Brother Ferrari at the College Romain during the winter of 1865-1866. They were announced by Father Secchi, and Dreyer incorrectly credits him with their discovery. See NGC 7667 for more information about Father Secchi, Brother Ferrari, and their nebulae.

This particular nebula is unusual in the list in having a candidate galaxy nearby (about 15 arcmin north of the nominal position), MCG -01-02-017. There is another galaxy about eight arcmin southeast (MCG -01-02-018), closer to the nominal position, but fainter. Finally, Courtney Seligman adds an even fainter object, PGC 169989, which is about six arcminutes west of the nominal position.

Most of us take the brighter, northwestern galaxy, but given the poor discovery position, that is obviously unsure.

― NGC Notes by Harold Corwin

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