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IC 1974

IC 1974, ESO 200-50, LEDA 13325

RA: 03h 36m 42.25s
Dec: −49° 33′ 2.7″

Con: Horologium
Ch: MSA:441, U2:391, SA:18

Ref: SIMBAD

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Type: galaxy, S

Mag: B=?, V=?

Size: 0.776′ x 0.346′
PA: 160°

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Stewart (1908) Ann.Harv.Coll.Obs., 60 (6)

Stewart, D. (1908) Nebulae discovered at the Harvard College Observatory. Annals of Harvard College Observatory, 60(6), 147-194.

Reported by Stewart on the Arequipa photographic plates.

This object was discovered by Deslisle Stewart, who noted: "extended N.p. - S.f."

Shapley (1935)

Ann.Harv.Coll.Obs., 88 (5)

, "A catalogue of 7889 external galaxies in the Horologium and surrounding regions" Ann.Harv.Coll.Obs. 88, No. 5, 107) notes that "earlier descriptions differ appreciably from the probably more dependable descriptions from the Bruce photographic plates . . . IC 1974: Almost round."

Table II, p 111.

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Magda Streicher

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16-inch f/10 SCT (127x, 290x)

Only a soft comet nucleus to the left of a handful various magnitude stars spiral out on the north eastern side. The south west is relatively bare with stars. The stars 10'on the NE side displays in a way the head of a bird.

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