Harold Corwin

There is no problem with the identification -- this relatively low surface brightness dwarf is visible on the print of Wolf's plate. The only thing that is questionable is the classification. On the POSS1 plates, it looks like a typical IB(s)m, but in the better DSS2 images, the image is smoother, and looks more like a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. The SDSS image reinforces this latter classification.

Note that the SDSS redshift (z = 0.33) and spectral classification (QSO) are completely wrong (as of July 2015, at least). These are the result of turning an automated classifier and redshift algorithm loose on a very low signal-to-noise ratio spectrum.

― IC Notes by Harold Corwin

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