IC 1864
DSS image of IC 1864
Overlaid DSS image of IC 1864, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around IC 1864
MCG-06-07-011, ESO 356-17, PGC 10925

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  11.6
Size  0.777' x 0.528' @ 70°
Right Ascension  2h 53' 39.3"  (2000)
Declination  34° 11' 51" S
Constellation  Fornax
Classification  E
Observing Notes

Harold Corwin

Just two numbers on [from IC 1862], it happened again! a large RA error by Swift casts doubt on an SGC identification (see IC 1862). So, once again, I went back to the SERC films. This time, there is no alternate candidate galaxy, so even though Swift's RA is off by 29 seconds of time and there is no confirming star mentioned nearby, I'm more or less comfortable with this identification. And Swift's brief description ("eF, S, R") matches, too.

Interestingly, the two objects, close on the sky, are also adjacent in Swift's published lists -- but were not discovered on the same night. IC 1862 is from 25 November 1897, while IC 1864 is from 19 October of that same year.
IC Notes by Harold Corwin
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IC 1864