NGC 684
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 684, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 684
IC 165, MCG+04-05-017, UGC 1292, PGC 6759
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 12.4 |
| Size | 2.027' x 0.486' @ 90° |
| Right Ascension | 1h 50' 14.0" (2000) |
| Declination | 27° 38' 45" N |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Description | F, E, *13f100" |
| Classification | Sb |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 165 = NGC 684. Dreyer does not give any references in the IC2 Notes for the source of this identity. However, Steve Gottlieb has found that Isaac Roberts (in AN 3429) notes the identity on one of his early photographic plates. It's likely that Dreyer picked it up in this article.
The galaxy was rediscovered, by the way, by Edward Swift, Lewis Swift's teenage son, in January 1890 while Edward was "searching for Swift's Comet." The comet was presumeably one of his father's.
Other Data Sources for NGC 684
Nearby objects for NGC 684
5 objects found within 60'
| Collinder 21 | IC 1727 | IC 1731 |
| NGC 670 | NGC 672 |
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NGC 684