IC 3797
Overlaid DSS image of IC 3797, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around IC 3797
| Type | Non-Existent |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | Right Ascension | 12h 48' 35" (2000) |
| Declination | 11° 35' 52" N |
| Constellation | Virgo |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 3797 must be a defect on Schwassmann's plate. His description is telling: "F, pS, perhaps FN, like an asteroid trail, geom N pt". I'm not sure about his last phrase ("pt" means "pointed"), but the first three make it clear that he was looking at an elongated object. In a note, he adds "Borders in α: -2.5s, +3.1s", probably the distances to the edges of the object from the nucleus.
Since there is nothing like that at his position, nor at reasonable digit offsets, this is most likely a plate defect.
Other Data Sources for IC 3797
Nearby objects for IC 3797
20 objects found within 60'
| 34 Virginis | IC 3718 | IC 3720 |
| IC 3722 | IC 3727 | IC 3731 |
| IC 3743 | IC 3756 | IC 3760 |
| IC 3775 | IC 3779 | IC 3790 |
| IC 3792 | IC 3801 | IC 3803 |
| IC 815 | NGC 4694 | NGC 4733 |
| NGC 4746 | NGC 4754 |
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IC 3797