Celestial Atlas
(IC 450 - 499) <—     IC Objects: IC 500 - 549     —> (IC 550 - 599)
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Page last updated May 4, 2011
WORKING: Add positions/physical data (per Steinicke)

IC 500 (= PGC 23011)
Discovered (Feb 11, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (618)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S0/a) in Puppis (RA 08 12 40, Dec -16 03 03)
Apparent size 1.6 by 0.6 arcmins; nothing else available
Wikisky image of IC 500
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 500
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on IC 500
Wikisky image of region near IC 500

IC 501
Discovered (Mar 18, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (154)


IC 502
Discovered (Apr 12, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (619)


IC 503
Discovered (1888) by
Frederick Pechüle


IC 504
Discovered (Mar 8, 1888) by
Lewis Swift (VII-11)


IC 505
Discovered (Mar 8, 1888) by
Lewis Swift (VII-12)


IC 506
Discovered (Mar 8, 1888) by
Lewis Swift (VII-13)


IC 507 (=
NGC 2590)
Discovered (Feb 26, 1878) by Édouard Stephan (and later listed as NGC 2590)
Discovered (Feb 3, 1888) by Lewis Swift (VIII-47) (and later listed as IC 507)

IC 508
Discovered (Mar 18, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (155)


IC 509
Discovered (Mar 18, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (156)


IC 510
Discovered (Mar 20, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (620)


IC 511
Discovered (Sep 1, 1888) by
Lewis Swift (VIII-48)


IC 512
Discovered (Aug 23, 1890) by
William Denning (10)


IC 513
Discovered (Apr 20, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (157)


IC 514
Discovered (Mar 2, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (621)


IC 515
Discovered (Mar 21, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (622)


IC 516
Discovered (Mar 21, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (623)


IC 517
Discovered (Mar 20, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (624)


IC 518
Discovered (Mar 15, 1890) by
Guillaume Bigourdan (151)


IC 519
Discovered (Mar 17, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (625)


IC 520
Discovered (Aug 29, 1888) by
Lewis Swift (VIII-49)


IC 521
Discovered (Mar 16, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (626)


IC 522
Discovered (May 8, 1890) by
Lewis Swift (IX-19)


IC 523
Discovered (Apr 13, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (627)


IC 524
Discovered (Feb 18, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (628)


IC 525
Discovered (Mar 20, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (629)


IC 526
Discovered (Apr 19, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (630)


IC 527
Discovered (Apr 19, 1890) by
Lewis Swift (IX-20)


IC 528
Discovered (Dec 16, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (631)


IC 529
Discovered (1890) by
William Denning


IC 530
Discovered (Mar 22, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (158)


IC 531
Discovered (Mar 9, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (632)


IC 532
Discovered (1888) by
Guillaume Bigourdan (152)


IC 533
Discovered (Feb 18, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (633)


IC 534
Discovered (Apr 17, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (634)


IC 535
Discovered (Mar 20, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (635)


IC 536
Discovered (Mar 28, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (159)


IC 537
Discovered (Apr 19, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (160)


IC 538 (=
NGC 2885)
Discovered (Feb 24, 1827) by John Herschel (and later listed as NGC 2885)
Discovered (Mar 21, 1890) by Guillaume Bigourdan (154) (and later listed as IC 538)

IC 539
Discovered (Mar 9, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (636)


IC 540
Discovered (Apr 10, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (637)


IC 541
Discovered (Feb 15, 1890) by
Lewis Swift (IX-21)


IC 542
Discovered (Apr 22, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (161)


IC 543
Discovered (1888) by
Guillaume Bigourdan (155)


IC 544
Discovered (Mar 21, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (162)


IC 545
Discovered (Mar 21, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (163)


IC 546
Discovered (Apr 23, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (164)


IC 547 (=
NGC 2947 = IC 2494)
Discovered (May 6, 1886) by Francis Leavenworth (and later listed as NGC 2947)
Discovered (Apr 20, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (165) (and later listed as IC 547)
Discovered (Feb 20, 1898) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as IC 2494)

IC 548
Discovered (Apr 13, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (638)


IC 549
Discovered (Feb 19, 1894) by
Stephane Javelle (639)

Celestial Atlas
(IC 450 - 499) <—     IC Objects: IC 500 - 549     —> (IC 550 - 599)
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