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Page last updated May 25, 2011
WORKING: Add positions/physical data (per Steinicke)
IC 2950
Discovered (Jun 13, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1187)
IC 2951
Discovered (Mar 5, 1897) by Friedrich Bidschof (84)
IC 2952
Discovered (Jun 11, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1188)
IC 2953 (= NGC 3855)
Discovered (May 8, 1864) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 3855)
Discovered (Jun 11, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1189) (and later listed as IC 2953)
IC 2954
Recorded (May 15, 1903) by Stephane Javelle (1190)
A star in Leo
IC 2955
Discovered (Mar 28, 1886) by Guillaume Bigourdan (406)
IC 2956
Discovered (May 15, 1903) by Stephane Javelle (1191)
IC 2957
Discovered (May 7, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1192)
IC 2958
Discovered (Jun 11, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1193)
IC 2959 (= NGC 3871)
Discovered (Apr 3, 1831) by John Herschel (and later listed as NGC 3871)
Discovered (Jun 11, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1194) (and later listed as IC 2959)
IC 2960
Discovered (May 29, 1903) by Stephane Javelle (1195)
IC 2961
Discovered (Jun 12, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1196)
IC 2962
Recorded (Feb 22, 1898) by Lewis Swift (XI-123)
A lost or nonexistent object in Crater
IC 2963 (= NGC 3915)
Discovered (Apr 24, 1784) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 3915)
Discovered (Mar 30, 1892) by Guillaume Bigourdan (284) (and later listed as IC 2963)
IC 2964
Recorded (Apr 12, 1899) by Guillaume Bigourdan (407)
A lost or nonexistent object in Leo
IC 2965 (= NGC 3957)
Discovered (Feb 7, 1785) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 3957)
Discovered (Feb 20, 1898) by Lewis Swift (XI-124) (and later listed as IC 2965)
IC 2966
Discovered (May 8, 1826) by James Dunlop (266)
IC 2967
Discovered (Jun 12, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1197)
IC 2968
Discovered (Apr 2, 1894) by Hermann Kobold (5, K)
IC 2969
Discovered (May 4, 1897) by Lewis Swift (XI-125)
IC 2970
Recorded (May 12, 1898) by Lewis Swift (XI-126)
A lost or nonexistent object in Crater
IC 2971
Discovered (Jun 12, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1198)
IC 2972 (= NGC 3952)
Discovered (Mar 11, 1787) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 3952)
Recorded (Mar 23, 1895) by Lewis Swift (XI-127) (and later listed as IC 2972)
IC 2973
Discovered (Jun 12, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1199)
IC 2974
Discovered (Mar 23, 1895) by Lewis Swift (XI-128)
IC 2975
Recorded (1897) by Lewis Swift (XII-9)
A lost or nonexistent object in Virgo
IC 2976 (= NGC 3979)
Discovered (Apr 23, 1881) by Edward Holden (and later listed as NGC 3979)
Discovered (May 23, 1897) by Lewis Swift (XI-129) (and later listed as IC 2976)
IC 2977
Discovered (Dec 29, 1897) by Lewis Swift (XI-130)
IC 2978
Discovered (Jun 12, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1200)
IC 2979
Discovered (Jun 12, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1201)
IC 2980
Discovered (Jun 12, 1901) by DeLisle Stewart (356)
IC 2981
Discovered (Jun 12, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1202)
IC 2982
Discovered (Apr 28, 1894) by Guillaume Bigourdan (285)
IC 2983
Recorded (Mar 30, 1892) by Guillaume Bigourdan (286)
A lost or nonexistent object in Virgo
IC 2984
Discovered (Jun 6, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1203)
IC 2985
Discovered (Jun 6, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1204)
IC 2986
Discovered (Jun 6, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1205)
IC 2987
Discovered (Jun 13, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1206)
IC 2988
Recorded (Mar 21, 1898) by Guillaume Bigourdan (408)
A star in Virgo
IC 2989 (= NGC 4139)
Discovered (Aug 10, 1863) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 4139)
Discovered (Mar 29, 1895) by Guillaume Bigourdan (287) (and later listed as IC 2989)
IC 2990
Discovered (May 7, 1904) by Royal Frost (792)
IC 2991
Discovered (May 7, 1904) by Royal Frost (793)
IC 2992
Discovered (Jun 6, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (1207)
IC 2993
Discovered (May 26, 1903) by Stephane Javelle (1208)
IC 2994
Discovered (May 7, 1904) by Royal Frost (794)
IC 2995
Discovered (Dec 30, 1898) by Lewis Swift (XI-131)
IC 2996
Discovered (July, 1899) by DeLisle Stewart (357)
IC 2997
Recorded (May 7, 1894) by Guillaume Bigourdan (288)
A lost or nonexistent object in Coma Berenices
IC 2998
Recorded (Apr 13, 1896) by Guillaume Bigourdan (289)
A lost or nonexistent object in Coma Berenices
IC 2999 (= PGC 38352)
Discovered (May 26, 1903) by Stephane Javelle (1209)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Ursa Major (RA 12 05 57.5, Dec +31 20 54)
Based on a recessional velocity of 6975 km/sec, IC 2999 is about 325 million light years away. Given that and its apparent size of 0.7 by 0.25 arcmins, it is about 65 thousand light years across. |
Above, a 2.4 arcmin closeup of IC 2999
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
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