IC 4854
DSS image of IC 4854
Overlaid DSS image of IC 4854, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around IC 4854
IC 4855, ESO 142-7, PGC 63223

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  13
Size  0.757' x 0.711' @ 40°
Right Ascension  19h 27' 21.1"  (2000)
Declination  59° 18' 55" S
Constellation  Pavo
Description  vF, cS, R
Observing Notes

Harold Corwin

IC 4854 = IC 4855, IC 4857 = IC 4858, and IC 4871 = IC 4872. These three galaxies were all found by Stewart on two overlapping plates, numbers 5556 (a one-hour exposure) and 5656 (3h 15m). In each case, the positions are only 0.1 minute of time or 1 arcmin different, and the descriptions are accordant. And -- most importantly -- there is only one galaxy at each position that Stewart could have picked up (the edgewise companion to IC 4857 is too faint to have registered on these early Harvard plates).
IC Notes by Harold Corwin
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IC 4854