Harold Corwin

IC 496 = IC 2229. This and IC 2229 are almost certainly identical. Both were found by Javelle; while the mean of his micrometric positions agrees to within a few seconds of the GSC position, he does not mention the existence of a nearby second nebula in either observation (one made 2 March 1892, the second 11 Feb 1896, with both being referred to the same star) -- unless one interprets his remark "extended east-west" as including the following object (both galaxies are extended north-south on the PSS). The 2nd is actually an interacting double system. Both of its components are fainter than the one single brighter galaxy 15 arcsec preceding.

― IC Notes by Harold Corwin

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