Courtney Seligman

The position precesses to RA 09 41 54.6, Dec +12 17 37, just west of the galaxy listed above, so the identification is certain. As discussed in the entry for IC 554, that is generally considered a duplicate of IC 555, and as a result some references list PGC 27716 as IC 554, and others as IC 555.

Since Javelle's accurate position makes the identification certain, and Swift's completely different position makes it merely a very remote possibility, I have chosen to use IC 555 as the designation for PGC 27716; but the reader should be aware that they may encounter the same galaxy identified (or more likely misidentified) as IC 554 in other places. Apparent size 1.35 by 0.55 arcmin.

― Courtney Seligman, Celestial Atlas

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