Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 13.9 |
Size | 0.423' x 0.313' @ 125° |
Right Ascension | 12h 46' 56.9" (2000) |
Declination | 9° 51' 26" N |
Constellation | Virgo |
Classification | E2 |
Harold Corwin
IC 817 = IC 3764. Schwassmann's position is accurate, and -- surprisingly -- so is Swift's. This hasn't prevented confusion in the area, though, as IC 816 is close preceding (and a bit south; Swift's notes have the relative positions flipped north to south -- IC 817 is "nf of 2", not "sf"). Ames has incorrectly equated IC 816 with IC 3764.
I wonder if Swift has mixed up his notes on IC 816 and IC 817. IC 817 is the fainter galaxy, and has the wide double star only 4 arcmin northwest. Yet Swift calls IC 816 the fainter of the pair and mentions the star in its description. And there is the nf/sf switch, too. So, I wonder...― IC Notes by Harold Corwin
33 Virginis | IC 3693 | IC 3704 |
IC 3706 | IC 3709 | IC 3712 |
IC 3714 | IC 3724 | IC 3732 |
IC 3767 | IC 3770 | IC 3773 |
IC 3777 | IC 3798 | IC 3803 |
IC 816 |
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