IC 1346
DSS image of IC 1346
Overlaid DSS image of IC 1346, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around IC 1346

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  
Right Ascension  21h 1' 37.0"  (2000)
Declination  13° 57' 39" S
Constellation  Aquarius
Observing Notes

Harold Corwin

IC 1346 and IC 1354 = IC 1350. Javelle found these two galaxies on 7 August 1891. His positions with respect to a star that he called "BD -14deg 5910," however, refer to blank patches of sky. He went over the area again on 26 July 1892, finding only one object, IC 1350. Again, he used the "same" BD star as his comparison star -- but this time, his position for the galaxy falls within 2 arcsec of the GSC position for MCG-02-53-021.

Where are his first two galaxies? If we look at Javelle's relative positions for the two, we find that the relative GSC positions of MCG-02-53-021 and MCG-02-53-019 are exactly the same. If we assume that these are in fact IC 1346 and IC 1354, then the offsets Javelle gives should point to the same star. In fact, they do: The star is GSC 5782-1182, about 5.5 sec preceding and 5.5 arcmin south of BD-14 5910, Javelle's nominal reference star. The position for the more southern star, combined with Javelle's offsets, point to the MCG galaxies as the ones which he actually found. Since his "third" object in the area, IC 1350, is also one of the galaxies, it is clear that it is a repeat observation of IC 1354.
IC Notes by Harold Corwin
Other Data Sources for IC 1346
Nearby objects for IC 1346
15 objects found within 60'
8 Aquarii 9 Aquarii DV Aqr
IC 1341 IC 1342 IC 1344
IC 1345 IC 1347 IC 1348
IC 1349 IC 1351 IC 1352
IC 1353 IC 1354 IC 1355
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IC 1346