IC 217
DSS image of IC 217
Overlaid DSS image of IC 217, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around IC 217
IC 1787, MCG-02-06-046, PGC 8673, SDSS J021611.08-115522.9

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  14
Size  1.473' x 0.265' @ 35°
Right Ascension  2h 16' 10.4"  (2000)
Declination  11° 55' 36" S
Constellation  Cetus
Classification  Scd
Observing Notes

Harold Corwin

IC 1787 = IC 217. As with IC 1782, I'm left wondering how either Swift or Dreyer thought Swift's object to be a "nova". The position is 1.2 arcmin different from Javelle's, and the descriptions (Swift: "eeF, eeE, a ray ..." Javelle: "F, pL, E ns.") are similar enough that a flare should have gone off in one or the other's mind. I suspect that Swift's "eeF" versus Javelle's "F" mislead one or both of them to ignore the near-coincidence of position.

Or maybe they just missed this one. Whatever happened, the galaxy has two IC numbers.
IC Notes by Harold Corwin
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IC 217