IC 48
Overlaid DSS image of IC 48, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around IC 48
IC 1577, MCG-02-03-001, PGC 2603, PGC 2608
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 0.68' x 0.626' @ 150° |
| Right Ascension | 0h 43' 34.5" (2000) |
| Declination | 8° 11' 11" S |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Description | member of gxy cluster |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 48 = IC 1577. The position as originally published by Barnard (AN 3097; MNRAS 55, 451) is correct. In reducing the declination to 1860, however, Dreyer applied the precession with the wrong sign. This galaxy is also identical to I1577 which has an 1 min error in its RA. Barnard apparently rediscovered this after his move to Yerkes. As with so many others of his later nebulae, he sent the discovery note directly to Dreyer rather than publishing it.
Barnard thought this nebula was variable: is it perhaps a Seyfert galaxy (the colors and spectrum are normal for an S0, however), or was there possibly a supernova near the nucleus?
Other Data Sources for IC 48
Nearby objects for IC 48
13 objects found within 120'
| HCG 6 | IC 1563 | IC 50 |
| NGC 163 | NGC 165 | NGC 191 |
| NGC 195 | NGC 217 | NGC 270 |
| NGC 273 | NGC 274 | |
| NGC 277 |
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IC 48