IC 138
Overlaid DSS image of IC 138, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around IC 138
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | Right Ascension | 1h 33' 2.1" (2000) |
| Declination | 0° 41' 5" N |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Description | seyfert gxy |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 138 is one of five objects found by A.N. Skinner at Dearborn Observatory in 1867, and included in Truman Safford's list -- first referred to in the NGC Appendix -- included in the first IC. See IC 1528 for a bit more on this.
Other Data Sources for IC 138
Nearby objects for IC 138
16 objects found within 120'
| IC 109 | IC 120 | IC 121 |
| IC 123 | IC 124 | IC 145 |
| IC 1697 | NGC 533 | NGC 543 |
| NGC 548 | NGC 550 | NGC 565 |
| NGC 570 | NGC 585 | |
| UGC 1072 |
Credits...
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IC 138