Celestial Atlas
(IC 400 - 449) <—     IC Objects: IC 450 - 499     —> (IC 500 - 549)
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Page last updated Apr 29, 2011
WORKING: Add positions/physical data (per Steinicke)

IC 450 (= PGC 19756)
Discovered (1890) by
William Denning
A 15th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SAB0+) in Camelopardalis (RA 06 52 12, Dec +74 25 37)

Based on recessional velocity of 5640 km/sec, about 250 million light years away. Given that and apparent size of 0.8 by 0.5 arcmins, about 60 thousand light years in diameter.

Wikisky image of IC 450
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 450
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy; also shown is IC 451
Wikisky image of region near IC 450

IC 451
Discovered (1890) by
William Denning

IC 452 (=
NGC 2296)
Discovered (Mar 11, 1887) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as NGC 2296)
Discovered (Mar 9, 1890) by Guillaume Bigourdan (147) (and later listed as IC 452)

IC 453
Discovered (Mar 9, 1890) by
Guillaume Bigourdan (148)

IC 454
Discovered (Dec 27, 1889) by
Lewis Swift (IX-16)

IC 455
Discovered (Oct 17, 1890) by
William Denning (6)

IC 456
Discovered (Dec 19, 1890) by
Lewis Swift (X-16)

IC 457 (=
NGC 2330)
Discovered (Jan 2, 1851) by Bindon Stoney (and later listed as NGC 2330)
Discovered (Jan 2, 1851) by Bindon Stoney (and later listed as IC 457)

(This seems a strange situation; need to resolve ASAP)


IC 458
Discovered (Jan 31, 1851) by
Bindon Stoney

IC 459
Discovered (Jan 31, 1851) by
Bindon Stoney

IC 460
Discovered (Dec 2, 1893) by
Hermann Kobold (Nh)

IC 461
Discovered (Jan 31, 1851) by
Bindon Stoney

IC 462
Discovered (Dec 2, 1893) by
Hermann Kobold (Ni)

IC 463
Discovered (Jan 31, 1851) by
Bindon Stoney

IC 464
Discovered (Jan 31, 1851) by
Bindon Stoney

IC 465 (=
NGC 2334)
Discovered (Jan 2, 1851) by Bindon Stoney (and later listed as NGC 2334)
Discovered (Jan 31, 1851) by Bindon Stoney (and later listed as IC 465)

Again, a strange situation; although at least observed on different dates)


IC 466
Discovered (Feb 18, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (616)

IC 467
Discovered (Nov 7, 1890) by
William Denning (7)

IC 468
Discovered (Feb 25, 1887) by
Guillaume Bigourdan (149)

IC 469
Discovered (Sep 14, 1890) by
William Denning (8)

IC 470
Discovered (Oct 2, 1891) by
Lewis Swift (X-17)

IC 471
Discovered (Apr 20, 1890) by
Lewis Swift (IX-17)

IC 472
Discovered (Apr 20, 1890) by
Lewis Swift (IX-18)

IC 473
Discovered (Apr 3, 1891) by
Rudolf Spitaler (9)

IC 474
Discovered (Jan 30, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (136)

IC 475
Discovered (Feb 17, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (137)

IC 476
Discovered (Jan 30, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (138)

IC 477
Discovered (Feb 17, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (139)

IC 478
Discovered (Mar 2, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (140)

IC 479
Discovered (Mar 2, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (141)

IC 480
Discovered (Mar 18, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (142)

IC 481
Discovered (Mar 2, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (143)

IC 482
Discovered (Mar 2, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (144)

IC 483
Discovered (Feb 8, 1891) by
Rudolf Spitaler (10)

IC 484
Discovered (Mar 6, 1891) by
Rudolf Spitaler (11)

IC 485
Discovered (Mar 6, 1891) by
Rudolf Spitaler (12a)

IC 486
Discovered (Mar 6, 1891) by
Rudolf Spitaler (12)

IC 487 (=
NGC 2494)
Discovered (Feb 6, 1864) by Albert Marth (and later listed as NGC 2494)
Discovered (Feb 3, 1888) by Lewis Swift (VII-10) (and later listed as IC 487)

IC 488
Discovered (Feb 8, 1891) by
Rudolf Spitaler (13)

IC 489
Discovered (Feb 8, 1891) by
Rudolf Spitaler (14)

IC 490
Discovered (Mar 2, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (148)

IC 491
Discovered (Mar 18, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (149)

IC 492
Discovered (Feb 5, 1891) by
Edward Barnard

IC 493
Discovered (Mar 2, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (151)

IC 494
Discovered (Dec 12, 1888) by
Guillaume Bigourdan (150)

IC 495
Discovered (Mar 9, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (617)

IC 496 (=
IC 2229)
Discovered (Mar 2, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (152) (and later listed as IC 496)
Discovered (Feb 11, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (and later listed as IC 2229)

IC 497
Discovered (Mar 2, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (153)

IC 498
Discovered (Nov 11, 1888) by
Rudolf Spitaler

IC 499
Discovered (Sep 8, 1890) by
William Denning (9)
Celestial Atlas
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