Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 15.5 |
Size | 0.537' x 0.193' @ 45° |
Right Ascension | 8h 48' 30.2" (2000) |
Declination | 19° 2' 38" N |
Constellation | Cancer |
Classification | S pec |
Harold Corwin
Steve Gottlieb points out that this galaxy was actually seen by both Ralph Copeland and Dreyer himself with Lord Rosse's 72-inch telescope. Copeland dug out NGC 2667 on 26 December 1873 and noted, "cF, pS, lE pf; was thought to have an eF companion about 2' nf." Dreyer followed this up on 21 Feb 1876, saying, "eF; I think it is only a * 16 m +- nf."
The object is of course a galaxy which Max Wolf later picked up on one of the first plates taken at Heidelberg that he examined for new nebulae. Had Dreyer been observing on a somewhat better night, or (perhaps) with a freshly-polished mirror, the fainter galaxy might also have received an NGC number.― IC Notes by Harold Corwin
Asellus Australis | IC 2392 | IC 2399 |
IC 2408 | IC 2409 | IC 2412 |
IC 2413 | IC 2414 | IC 2415 |
IC 2416 | IC 2417 | IC 2419 |
NGC 2667 | NGC 2672 | |
NGC 2677 |
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