IC 3493
Overlaid DSS image of IC 3493, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around IC 3493
| Type | Star |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | Right Ascension | 12h 33' 19.0" (2000) |
| Declination | 9° 23' 36" N |
| Constellation | Virgo |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 3493 is probably a star. The situation is odd: Schwassmann has accurate positions for IC 3487 just west of IC 3493, and for a star just east. These agree to within a few arcsec of the modern positions.
However, for IC 3493 itself, Schwassmann's position is 2 seconds of time east, and 12 arcsec south of the star that he perhaps measured. Is there a defect superposed that pulled his position off? We may never know, as his plates are reported to be missing from the plate vaults in Heidelberg.
Other Data Sources for IC 3493
Nearby objects for IC 3493
15 objects found within 60'
| 20 Virginis | IC 3412 | IC 3430 |
| IC 3468 | IC 3485 | IC 3487 |
| IC 3517 | IC 3518 | IC 3525 |
| IC 3562 | NGC 4469 | NGC 4483 |
| NGC 4519 | NGC 4519A | NGC 4522 |
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IC 3493