IC 5062
Overlaid DSS image of IC 5062, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around IC 5062
| Type | Double Star |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | Right Ascension | 20h 48' 10.1" (2000) |
| Declination | 8° 21' 35" S |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Description | *13.5 with eF st & neb, *13 p 1' |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 5062 is a double star. Bigourdan's position corresponds to the RA of the southwestern star and the Dec of the northeastern. His description mentions the 13th magnitude star one arcmin west-northwest, so the identification is secure.
This is not a reobservation of NGC 6968 as some have supposed. Bigourdan saw and measured both objects on the night of 7 October 1891.
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IC 5062