Harold Corwin

IC 2935 is probably a defect on the original plate. The defect certainly shows clearly on the print of that plate that I've examined. Wolf describes his object as "cF, cS, E 130 degrees", and that is very much how it appears on the print.

Coincidentally, there are three 20th magnitude galaxies near Wolf's position. These are much too faint to be seen on Wolf's plate, and they are nearly round in any case. However, it is just possible that some combination of the defect and one or more of these galaxies is actually Wolf's intended object. Here is another case where it will be helpful to examine the original plate.

See IC 2630 for more information on Wolf's plate.

― IC Notes by Harold Corwin

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