IC 470
Overlaid DSS image of IC 470, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around IC 470
| Type | Double Star |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | Right Ascension | 7h 23' 31.4" (2000) |
| Declination | 46° 4' 3" N |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Description | eF, eS, stellar |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 470 may be a double star near Swift's position; there are no nebulae in this area. The double is about the right brightness to have been mistaken by him on a poor night as a tiny nebula.
He found only one other nebula on the same night (2 October 1891), IC 1300 (which see). That has an error of exactly one degree in its position (it is = NGC 6798), but there are no nebulae a degree north of the nominal place of IC 470. At least Swift did not make the same mistake twice on the same night.
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Nearby objects for IC 470
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IC 470