NGC 2704
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2704, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2704
H III 625, GC 1729, IC 2424, MCG+07-19-005, UGC 4678, PGC 25134, SDSS J085647.69+392255.8
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 13.4 |
| Size | 0.687' x 0.508' @ 115° |
| Right Ascension | 8h 56' 47.8" (2000) |
| Declination | 39° 22' 56" N |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Description | vF, vS |
| Classification | SB |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
NGC 2704 = IC 2424. This is an identity first suggested by Bigourdan who found and measured IC 2424 on 18 March 1892. He could not, however, find the NGC galaxy at William Herschel's position. Since that is just a minute of time preceding IC 2424, the brightest galaxy in the area, the identity is almost certain.
Dreyer has a note about this in his 1912 paper and in his Notes to William Herschel's observations; he, too, accepted the identity of the two nebulae.
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NGC 2704