IC 3229
DSS image of IC 3229
Overlaid DSS image of IC 3229, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around IC 3229

Type  Non-Existent
Magnitude  
Right Ascension  12h 22' 52.8"  (2000)
Declination  6° 40' 48" N
Constellation  Virgo
Observing Notes

Harold Corwin

IC 3229 is often taken as the low surface brightness late-type galaxy (UGC 7448) 14 seconds of time following IC 3225 (= UGC 7441). However, Schwassmann's position and description make this unlikely. His position puts IC 3229 only 5 seconds of time following IC 3225, and he notes the object as being "on the edge of perceptibility." Furthermore, he found IC 3229 on just one plate, while IC 3225 appeared on two.

All of this is enough to make me question the usual identification and suggest that Schwassmann's object is actually a defect or no more than random grain clumping.
IC Notes by Harold Corwin
Other Data Sources for IC 3229
Nearby objects for IC 3229
33 objects found within 60'
IC 3133 IC 3136 IC 3155
IC 3183 IC 3218 IC 3225
IC 3257 IC 3259 IC 3267
IC 3268 IC 3322 IC 782
IC 789 NGC 4257 NGC 4260
NGC 4261 NGC 4264 NGC 4269
NGC 4296 NGC 4297 NGC 4309
NGC 4309A NGC 4326 NGC 4333
NGC 4334 NGC 4339 NGC 4341
NGC 4342 NGC 4343 NGC 4365
NGC 4366 NGC 4370 NGC 4376
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IC 3229