Type | Galaxy |
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Magnitude | |
Size | 0.31' x 0.248' @ 60° |
Right Ascension | 12h 19' 17.3" (2000) |
Declination | 12° 0' 58" N |
Constellation | Virgo |
Description | vF, vS, stell |
Classification | S(dS) |
Harold Corwin
IC 3147, like IC 3142 (which see), is probably the brighter of a pair. However, it was found by Schwassmann rather than Frost. On the 6-inch plate, Schwassmann describes it as "vF, vS, like a star, probably nebulous", and puts the position between the two galaxies. Could there be a defect involved, too?
So, while I'm inclined to take the brighter galaxy as IC 3147, I'm not at all sure.― IC Notes by Harold Corwin
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