Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 15 |
Size | 0.76' x 0.517' @ 145° |
Right Ascension | 14h 23' 10.3" (2000) |
Declination | 26° 15' 57" N |
Constellation | Boötes |
Description | eF, vS, stellar |
Classification | -4.9 |
Harold Corwin
NGC 5594 = IC 4412. Dreyer has noted that Caroline Herschel and John Herschel have introduced an 11 arcmin error in William Herschel's north polar distance offset from his comparison star. Even when the offset is corrected, the galaxy is still several arcmin from William Herschel's position. But as there is no other bright galaxy near, this is the most likely candidate.
Because of the error in the NGC position, Bigourdan did not find the galaxy, and Javelle rediscovered it in 1895. It made its way into the second IC from his third list. Javelle's position is good, though I find it odd that neither he nor William Herschel mentioned the brighter star just to the southeast of the galaxy. Reinmuth was apparently the first to suggest the identity of the two numbers.― NGC Notes by Harold Corwin
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