Celestial Atlas
(IC 600 - 649) <—     IC Objects: IC 650 - 699     —> (IC 700 - 749)
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Page last updated May 4, 2011
WORKING: Add positions/physical data (per Steinicke)

IC 650 (= PGC 170094)
Discovered (Apr 21, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (186)
A 15th-magnitude galaxy (type IrrS?) in Hydra (RA 10 50 41, Dec -13 26 31)

Based on recessional velocity of 8105 km/sec, about 360 million light years away. Given that and apparent size of 0.9 by 0.7 arcmins, about 95 thousand light years in diameter.

Wikisky image of IC 650
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 650
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
Wikisky image of region near IC 650

IC 651
Discovered (Mar 21, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (700)

IC 652 (=
NGC 3421)
Discovered (1880) by Andrew Common (and later listed as NGC 3421)
Discovered (Apr 19, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (187) (and later listed as IC 652)

IC 653
Discovered (Apr 10, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (701)

IC 654
Discovered (Apr 21, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (188)

IC 655
Discovered (Apr 22, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (189)

IC 656
Discovered (Mar 15, 1887) by
Guillaume Bigourdan (161)

IC 657
Discovered (May 18, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (702)

IC 658
Discovered (Apr 19, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (703)

IC 659
Discovered (May 4, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (704)

IC 660
Discovered (Mar 11, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (705)

IC 661
Discovered (Mar 11, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (706)

IC 662
Discovered (Mar 11, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (707)

IC 663
Discovered (Mar 29, 1891) by
Edward Swift (X-18)

IC 664
Discovered (Mar 29, 1891) by
Edward Swift (X-19)

IC 665
Discovered (May 13, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (708)

IC 666
Discovered (Apr 1, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (192)

IC 667
Discovered (Jan 15, 1894) by
Stephane Javelle (709)

IC 668
Discovered (Jan 15, 1894) by
Stephane Javelle (710)

IC 669
Discovered (Dec 3, 1877) by
David Todd (8)

IC 670
Discovered (Mar 7, 1891) by
Rudolf Spitaler (16)

IC 671
Discovered (Mar 11, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (712)

IC 672
Discovered (Apr 19, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (193)

IC 673
Discovered (Apr 22, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (194)

IC 674
Discovered (May 24, 1892) by
Rudolf Spitaler (36)

IC 675
Discovered (May 19, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (713)

IC 676
Discovered (Apr 8, 1891) by
Edward Swift (X-20)

IC 677
Discovered (Apr 1, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (195)

IC 678
Discovered (Apr 13, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (714)

IC 679
Discovered (May 13, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (715)

IC 680
Discovered (Apr 7, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (716)

IC 681
Discovered (Apr 19, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (196)

IC 682 (=
NGC 3649)
Discovered (Feb 23, 1784) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 3649)
Discovered (Apr 22, 1889) by Lewis Swift (VIII-56) (and later listed as IC 682)

IC 683
Discovered (Apr 14, 1888) by
Guillaume Bigourdan (162)

IC 684 (=
NGC 3644)
Discovered (Mar 22, 1865) by Albert Marth (and later listed as NGC 3644)
Discovered (Apr 14, 1888) by Guillaume Bigourdan (163) (and later listed as IC 684)

IC 685
Discovered (Apr 11, 1888) by
Lewis Swift (VII-16)

IC 686
Discovered (Apr 13, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (717)

IC 687
Discovered (May 11, 1890) by
Lewis Swift (IX-26)

IC 688
Discovered (Jan 9, 1889) by
Ormond Stone (418)

IC 689 (=
NGC 3661)
Discovered (Mar 27, 1786) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 3661)
Discovered (Jan 1, 1889) by Ormond Stone (421) (and later listed as IC 689)

IC 690
Discovered (May 13, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (718)

IC 691
Discovered (Apr 17, 1888) by
Lewis Swift (VII-17)

IC 692
Discovered (Mar 31, 1892) by
Rudolf Spitaler (37)

IC 693
Discovered (Apr 18, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (719)

IC 694
Discovered (Jan 27, 1852) by
Bindon Stoney

IC 695
Discovered (Apr 21, 1892) by
Stephane Javelle (197)

IC 696
Discovered (Mar 31, 1892) by
Rudolf Spitaler (38)

IC 697
Discovered (Apr 7, 1893) by
Stephane Javelle (720)

IC 698
Discovered (Mar 31, 1892) by
Rudolf Spitaler (39)

IC 699
Discovered (Mar 31, 1892) by
Rudolf Spitaler (40)
Celestial Atlas
(IC 600 - 649) <—     IC Objects: IC 650 - 699     —> (IC 700 - 749)
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