Harold Corwin

IC 4385 is most likely the asterism of 4-5 stars about 1.5 arcmin west of the nominal position. There is nothing else around that matches Frost's description ("R, lbM, d 0.2 arcmin") and position as well, though the star field is fairly rich this close to the Milky Way. Perhaps another asterism is the correct one; we need to check the Harvard plate to be sure.

The galaxy that ESO suggested is much too faint to have turned up even on a four-hour Bruce plate, and the position is 14 arcminutes off, too (you know how much I like digit errors -- 14 arcminutes is not a digit error).

So, I'm adopting the asterism. It fits well enough.

― IC Notes by Harold Corwin

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