Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 13.4 |
Size | 0.687' x 0.508' @ 115° |
Right Ascension | 8h 56' 47.8" (2000) |
Declination | 39° 22' 56" N |
Constellation | Lynx |
Description | vF, vS |
Classification | SB |
Harold Corwin
NGC 2704 = IC 2424. This is an identity first suggested by Bigourdan who found and measured IC 2424 on 18 March 1892. He could not, however, find the NGC galaxy at William Herschel's position. Since that is just a minute of time preceding IC 2424, the brightest galaxy in the area, the identity is almost certain.
Dreyer has a note about this in his 1912 paper and in his Notes to William Herschel's observations; he, too, accepted the identity of the two nebulae.― NGC Notes by Harold Corwin
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