Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 15.5 |
Size | 0.6' x 0.252' @ 5° |
Right Ascension | 9h 19' 19.0" (2000) |
Declination | 33° 52' 51" N |
Constellation | Lynx |
Description | vF, vS, R, 1st of 3 |
Classification | Sb |
Harold Corwin
IC 2460 = NGC 2827 (which see for more about the NGC 2832 group in Abell 779). Though claimed "not found" by Carlson, this galaxy is just 1.5 arcmin north of the IC place -- the BD declination of Javelle's comparison star (BD+34 1976) is a bit off. Re-reducing Javelle's observation puts the position within 10 arcsec of the nucleus.
The only puzzle is Javelle's note "... allongee suivant le mouvement diurne ...." This clearly makes the object flattened in declination, while the true position angle is close to zero. Did Javelle simply get confused, or did he make some other error and really observe another galaxy in the cluster?― IC Notes by Harold Corwin
Abell779 | Alpha Lyncis | Gloas |
IC 2456 | IC 2459 | NGC 2793 |
NGC 2823 | NGC 2825 | NGC 2826 |
NGC 2828 | NGC 2829 | NGC 2830 |
NGC 2831 | NGC 2832 | NGC 2833 |
NGC 2834 | NGC 2839 |
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