IC 4665
Overlaid DSS image of IC 4665, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around IC 4665
C 1743+057, OCl 85.0
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 4.2 |
| Size | 60.7' |
| Right Ascension | 17h 46' (2000) |
| Declination | 5° 36' N |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Description | vvL sparse group, about 20 * mags 7.... |
| Classification | III 2 p |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
May 27, 2006 Gila, NM (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Bright! Very large!, fills the 1° field at 60x, coarse and poor in stars, about a dozen bright stars in a clear cluster
Harold Corwin
IC 4665 was actually found by de Cheseaux in the 1740s, and only rediscovered by Solon Bailey on Harvard patrol camera plates two and a half centuries later. Also see IC 4651.
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IC 4665