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IC 1450
Recorded (Sep 19, 1894) by Guillaume Bigourdan (234)
A pair of stars in Pegasus (RA 22 37 58.0, Dec +34 32 09)
IC 1451 (= PGC 69684)
Discovered (Sep 13, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (474)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc?) in Aquarius (RA 22 46 07.4, Dec -10 22 13)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.5 by 0.5 arcmin
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1451
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
IC 1452 (= PGC 69675 = "NGC 7374B")
Discovered (Oct 10, 1890) by Guillaume Bigourdan (235)
A 15th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0) in Pegasus (RA 22 45 59.2, Dec +10 52 05)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.4 by 0.2 arcmin. Due to proximity to NGC 7374 (which see for images) sometimes called NGC 7374B.
IC 1453 (= PGC 69701)
Discovered (Nov 3, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (475)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBb) in Aquarius (RA 22 46 54.4, Dec -13 26 58)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.7 by 0.6 arcmin
IC 1454 (= Abell 81)
Discovered (Aug 9, 1891) by William Denning
A 14th-magnitude planetary nebula in Cepheus (RA 22 42 24.5, Dec +80 26 35)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.63 arcmin
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1454
(Image Credits above and below: Mark and Patricia Wessels/Adam Block/NOAO/AURA/NSF)
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the nebula
IC 1455 (= PGC 69943)
Discovered (Sep 23, 1891) by Sherburne Burnham
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBa) in Pisces (RA 22 53 46.0, Dec +01 22 21)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.6 arcmin.
IC 1456 (= PGC 948407)
Discovered (Nov 2, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (476)
A 15th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Aquarius (RA 22 55 18.2, Dec -12 43 55)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.7 by 0.2 arcmin.
IC 1457
Recorded (Nov 16, 1890) by Guillaume Bigourdan (236)
A star in Aquarius (RA 22 55 23.8, Dec -05 33 45)
Historical Identification:
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IC 1458 (= NGC 7441 = PGC 70080)
Discovered (1886) by Ormond Stone (and later listed as NGC 7441)
Discovered (Sep 17, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (477) (and later listed as IC 1458)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Aquarius (RA 22 56 41.4, Dec -07 22 47)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
(this entry will consist mainly of historical information; for anything else see NGC 7441)
IC 1459 (= IC 5265 = PGC 70090)
Discovered (1892) by Edward Barnard (and later listed as IC 1459)
Discovered (Jun 10, 1896) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as IC 5265)
A 10th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E3) in Grus (RA 22 57 10.4, Dec -36 27 45)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information: Apparent size 5.2 by 3.6 arcmin. Used by the de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies as an example of galaxy type E3-4.
Above, a 6 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1459
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy, also showing IC 5264
IC 1460 (= PGC 70086)
Discovered (Oct 9, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (478)
A 14th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E0) in Pisces (RA 22 57 04.0, Dec +04 40 39)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.5 by 0.5 arcmin.
IC 1461 (= PGC 70153)
Discovered (Oct 20, 1889) by Lewis Swift (IX-98)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Pegasus (RA 22 58 34.2, Dec +15 10 24)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information: The second IC lists a corrected position (per Howe) of RA 22 51 38, NPD 75 34.2. Apparent size 0.6 by 0.4 arcmin.
IC 1462
Recorded (Nov 7, 1885) by Guillaume Bigourdan (237)
A 14th-magnitude star in Pegasus (RA 22 58 37.2, Dec +08 26 28)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
IC 1463
Recorded (Aug 29, 1886) by Basilius Engelhardt (293)
A pair of stars in Aquarius (RA 22 59 21.1, Dec -10 31 51)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information: The second IC adds (per Howe) "Only a faint double star, separation 20 arcsec, within a trapezoid of 10th magnitude stars".
IC 1464 (= PGC 70345 + PGC 70344)
Discovered (Sep 14, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (479)
A pair of galaxies in Aquarius
PGC 70345 = "IC 1464A" = A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) at RA 23 03 11.0, Dec -08 59 19
PGC 70344 = "IC 1464B" = A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) at RA 23 03 12.0, Dec -08 59 32
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size of IC 1464A is 0.7 by 0.4 arcmin; of IC 1464B is 0.5 by 0.3 arcmin.
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1464
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the pair
IC 1465
Recorded (Oct 11, 1887) by Guillaume Bigourdan (238)
A pair of stars in Pegasus (RA 23 02 53.5, Dec +16 34 57)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
IC 1466 (= PGC 135879)
Discovered (Nov 7, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (480)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Pisces (RA 23 03 39.0, Dec -02 46 32)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.5 by 0.4 arcmin.
IC 1467 (= PGC 70413)
Discovered (Sep 19, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (481)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Pisces (RA 23 04 49.6, Dec -03 13 52)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.8 by 0.3 arcmin.
IC 1468 (= PGC 70429)
Discovered (Sep 19, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (482)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a) in Pisces (RA 23 05 07.3, Dec -03 12 19)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 1.1 by 0.5 arcmin.
IC 1469 (= PGC 164479)
Discovered (Nov 4, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (483)
A 15th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E4) in Aquarius (RA 23 06 28.5, Dec -13 32 11)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.5 by 0.3 arcmin.
IC 1470
Discovered (Mar 20, 1892) by Rudolf Spitaler (62)
Discovered (Mar 21, 1892) by Frederick Pechule
Discovered (Mar 21, 1892) by Edward Barnard
An emission nebula in Cepheus (RA 23 05 10.4, Dec +60 14 32)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 1.0 by 1.0 arcmin.
IC 1471 (= PGC 70561)
Discovered (Nov 2, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (484)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Aquarius (RA 23 08 45.0, Dec -12 38 21)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.8 by 0.4 arcmin.
IC 1472 (= PGC 70573)
Discovered (Oct 25, 1891) by Rudolf Spitaler (32)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a) in Pegasus (RA 23 09 06.6, Dec +17 15 35)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 1.2 by 0.6 arcmin.
IC 1473 (= PGC 70633)
Discovered (Oct 1, 1866) by Truman Safford (58)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Pegasus (RA 23 11 05.2, Dec +29 38 35)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 2.1 by 1.0 arcmin.
IC 1474 (= PGC 70702)
Discovered (Oct 6, 1891) by Rudolf Spitaler (33)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sc) in Pisces (RA 23 12 51.3, Dec +05 48 21)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 1.1 by 0.5 arcmin.
IC 1475
Discovered (early 1890's?) by Edward Barnard
A lost or nonexistent oHistorical Identification:
Physical Information: bject in Sculptor (RA 23 14 02.0, Dec -28 25 18)
IC 1476 (= PGC 70764)
Discovered (Oct 1, 1866) by Truman Safford (59)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Pegasus (RA 23 14 16.3, Dec +30 33 07)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.7 by 0.7 arcmin.
IC 1477 (= NGC 7596 = PGC 70932)
Discovered (Sep 28, 1886) by Francis Leavenworth (and later listed as NGC 7596)
Discovered (Sep 16, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (485) (and later listed as IC 1477)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Aquarius (RA 23 17 12.0, Dec -06 54 42)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
(this entry will mostly contain historical information; for anything else see NGC 7596)
IC 1478 (= NGC 7594)
(= PGC 70991 = UGC 12485 = CGCG 431-038 = MCG +02-59-023)
Discovered (August, 1880) by Andrew Common (and later listed as NGC 7594)
Discovered (Aug 22, 1889) by Guillaume Bigourdan (and later listed as IC 1478)
A magnitude 13.7 spiral galaxy (type Sbc?) in Pegasus (RA 23 18 13.9, Dec +10 17 52)
Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, IC 1478 (Bigourdan #239, 1860 23 11 10, NPD 80 27) is "very faint, small, diffuse." The position precesses to J2000 RA 23 18 13.9, Dec +10 18 52, exactly 1 arcmin due north of the galaxy listed above, the description fits and there is nothing comparable nearby, so the identification is certain.
Discovery Note: Since Common's position was horrific, neither Bigourdan nor Dreyer had any reason to suspect that the nebula had been previously discovered; and though Common's description of the region is a perfect fit for the galaxy at Bigourdan's position, neither of them is likely to have had a chance to read it, so the duplicate listing was inevitable.
Physical Information: Since this is a duplicate listing, see NGC 7594 for anything else.
IC 1479 (= PGC 71021)
Discovered (Sep 13, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (486)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0) in Aquarius (RA 23 18 46.3, Dec -10 23 55)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 1.1 by 1.0 arcmin.
IC 1480
Recorded (Oct 30, 1886) by Guillaume Bigourdan (240)
A pair of stars in Pegasus (RA 23 18 59.4, Dec +11 20 31)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
IC 1481 (= PGC 71070)
Discovered (Oct 6, 1891) by Rudolf Spitaler (34)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Pisces (RA 23 19 25.0, Dec +05 54 21)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.8 by 0.7 arcmin.
IC 1482 (= PGC 71142)
Discovered (Nov 5, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (487)
A 14th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E3) in Pisces (RA 23 20 49.4, Dec +01 44 22)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.6 by 0.4 arcmin.
IC 1483 (= PGC 71242 = PGC 71246, and probably = NGC 7638)
Discovered (August 8, 1880) by Andrew Common (and later listed as NGC 7638)
Discovered (Dec 2, 1893) by Stephane Javelle (and later listed as IC 1483)
A magnitude 14.9 spiral galaxy (type SB(s)dm? pec) in Pegasus (RA 23 22 33.1, Dec +11 19 46)
Historical Information: Per Dreyer, IC 1483 (Javelle #798, 1860 RA 23 15 29, NPD 79 26.3) is "faint, small, a little brighter middle." The position precesses to RA 23 22 32.9, Dec +11 19 44, almost dead center on the galaxy listed above, the description fits and there is nothing comparable nearby, so the identification as IC 1483 is certain.
Identification As NGC 7638: Steinicke, Corwin and Gottlieb all consider the identification of NGC 7638 as IC 1483 certain, thanks to its being the westernmost of the two brightest objects in the region more or less vaguely corresponnding to NGC 7638 and 7639. Because of that, the galaxy is usually discussed as if it is NGC 7638, and its IC designation is merely a footnote; but although that is probably correct there are arguments that could be made against it, so I have decided to discuss the galaxy's properties here, and only discuss the possibility that it is NGC 7638 at the NGC entry.
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity relative to the Cosmic Background Radiation of 7500 km/sec (and H0 = 70 km/sec/Mpc), a straightforward calculation indicates that IC 1483 is about 350 million light years away. However, for objects at such distances we should take into account the expansion of the Universe during the time it took their light to reach us. Doing that shows that the galaxy was about 340 million light years away at the time the light by which we see it was emitted, a little less than 345 million years ago (the difference between the two numbers being due to the expansion of the intervening space during the light-travel time). Given that and its apparent size of about 0.7 by 0.65 arcmin (from the images below), the galaxy is about 70 thousand light years across.
Above, a 12 arcmin wide SDSS image centered on IC 1483, also showing IC 1484 and 1485
Below, a 0.9 arcmin wide SDSS image of the galaxy
IC 1484 (= PGC 1392792)
Discovered (Dec 2, 1893) by Stephane Javelle
A magnitude 17.0 elliptical galaxy (type E4?) in Pegasus (RA 23 22 39.9, Dec +11 23 04)
Historical Information: Per Dreyer, IC 1484 (Javelle #799, 1860 RA 23 15 36, NPD 79 23.0) is "very faint, very small." The position precesses to RA 23 22 39.8, Dec +11 23 02, which is on the northwestern rim of the galaxy listed above, the description fits and the only comparable objects in the region are accounted for by Javelle's observations of IC 1483 and 1485, so the identification is certain.
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity relative to the Cosmic Background Radiation of 13035 km/sec (and H0 = 70 km/sec/Mpc), a straightforward calculation indicates that IC 1484 is about 605 to 610 million light years away. However, for objects at such distances we should take into account the expansion of the Universe during the time it took their light to reach us. Doing that shows that the galaxy was about 575 to 580 million light years away at the time the light by which we see it was emitted, about 590 million years ago (the difference between the two numbers being due to the expansion of the intervening space during the light-travel time). Given that and its apparent size of about 0.4 by 0.25 arcmin (from the images below), the galaxy is about 65 to 70 thousand light years across.
Above, a 12 arcmin wide SDSS image centered on IC 1484, also showing IC 1483 and 1485
Below, a 0.75 arcmin wide SDSS image of the galaxy
IC 1485 (= PGC 71256, and perhaps = NGC 7639)
Probably discovered (August 8, 1880) by Andrew Common (and later listed as NGC 7639?)
Discovered (Dec 2, 1893) by Stephane Javelle (and later listed as IC 1485)
A magnitude 14.6 lenticular galaxy (type E/S0?) in Pegasus (RA 23 22 48.2, Dec +11 22 22)
Historical Information: Per Dreyer, IC 1485 (Javelle #800, 1860 RA 23 15 44, NPD 79 23.7) is "very faint, very small, round, very small nucleus." The position precesses to RA 23 22 47.9, Dec +11 22 26, well within the northwestern outline of the galaxy listed above, the description fits and there is nothing comparable nearby that isn't already accounted for by Javelle's other observations, so the identification is certain.
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity relative to the Cosmic Background Radiation of ? km/sec (and H0 = 70 km/sec/Mpc), a straightforward calculation indicates that ? is about ? million light years away. However, for objects at such distances we should take into account the expansion of the Universe during the time it took their light to reach us. Doing that shows that the galaxy was about ? million light years away at the time the light by which we see it was emitted, about ? million years ago (the difference between the two numbers being due to the expansion of the intervening space during the light-travel time). Given that and its apparent size of about ? arcmin, the galaxy is about ? thousand light years across.
Corwin lists an apparent companion (PGC 1392304) at RA 23 22 45.1, Dec +11 21 05
LEDA B 16.73; NED Vr helio 7872 km/sec, z 0.026258, 0.4 x 0.1 arcmin, g 15.79, spiral, 3K Vr 7502 km/sec
IC 1486 (= NGC 7648 = PGC 71321)
Discovered (Oct 18, 1784) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 7648)
Discovered (Oct 1, 1885) by Guillaume Bigourdan (241) (and later listed as IC 1486)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Pegasus (RA 23 23 54.2, Dec +09 40 06)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
(this entry will mostly contain historical information; for anything else see NGC 7648)
IC 1487 (= NGC 7649 = PGC 71343)
Discovered (Sep 25, 1886) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as NGC 7649)
Discovered (Oct 15, 1887) by Lewis Swift (IX-99) (and later listed as IC 1487)
A 14th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E2) in Pegasus (RA 23 24 20.1, Dec +14 38 49)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information: The second IC adds (per Howe) "For '8th magnitude star to east' read '7th magnitude star 15 seconds west, 9 arcmin south". (this entry will mostly contain historical information; for anything else see NGC 7649)
IC 1488 (= PGC 2800840)
Discovered (Dec 2, 1893) by Stephane Javelle (801)
A 15th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Pegasus (RA 23 25 38.5, Dec +15 21 14)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.9 by 0.2 arcmin.
IC 1489 (= PGC 71443)
Discovered (Nov 4, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (488)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Aquarius (RA 23 26 32.1, Dec -12 30 59)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.4 by 0.2 arcmin.
IC 1490 (= IC 1524 = PGC 73143)
Discovered (Sep 23, 1867) by Truman Safford (and later listed as IC 1524)
Discovered (Nov 5, 1891) by Lewis Swift (X-52) (and later listed as IC 1490)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBbc) in Pisces (RA 23 59 10.7, Dec -04 07 37)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
(this entry will mostly contain historical information; for anything else see IC 1524)
IC 1491 (= PGC 71580)
Discovered (Aug 26, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (489)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S?) in Aquarius (RA 23 29 24.5, Dec -16 18 58)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.5 by 0.3 arcmin.
IC 1492 (= PGC 71629)
Discovered (Oct 17, 1891) by Edward Swift (X-53)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a) in Pisces (RA 23 30 36.0, Dec -03 02 22)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 1.0 by 0.8 arcmin.
IC 1493
Recorded (Dec 6, 1893) by Stephane Javelle (802)
A star in Pegasus (RA 23 30 27.4, Dec +14 27 30)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
IC 1494 (= PGC 948530)
Discovered (Nov 2, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (490)
A 15th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S) in Aquarius (RA 23 30 46.1, Dec -12 43 27)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 0.5 by 0.2 arcmin.
IC 1495 (= IC 5327 = PGC 71631)
Discovered (Nov 3, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (491) (and later listed as IC 1495)
Discovered (1890's?) by Edward Barnard (and later listed as IC 5327)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sb) in Aquarius (RA 23 30 47.5, Dec -13 29 07)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 1.4 by 1.0 arcmin.
IC 1496 (= PGC 71634)
Discovered (Oct 9, 1890) by N. M. Parrish (863)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0/a) in Pisces (RA 23 30 53.4, Dec -02 56 02)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 1.7 by 1.4 arcmin.
IC 1497 (= PGC 1402082?)
Discovered (Oct 24, 1884) by Guillaume Bigourdan (242)
A lost or nonexistent object in Pegasus (RA 23 28 50.0, Dec +11 59 13)
(or possibly) A 16th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type S???) in Pegasus (RA 23 28 55.9, Dec +11 59 49)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information: Per Dreyer, IC 1497 (Bigourdan #242, 1860 RA 23 24 20, NPD 78 29) is "extremely faint, (only) suspected". The second IC adds a corrected position (per Bigourdan ( C.R. 1897)) of RA 23 21 46, NPD 78 47. The position precesses to RA 23 28 50.5, Dec +11 59 14, but there is nothing there save for a very faint spiral galaxy less than 2 1/2 arcmin to the northeast. However, given the description, it is possible that it is what Bigourdan observed. (Its position does seem to lie between his two measurements.).
IC 1498 (= PGC 71677)
Discovered (Nov 5, 1891) by Lewis Swift (X-55)
A 14th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Aquarius (RA 23 31 53.5, Dec -05 00 23)
Historical Identification:
Physical Information:
Apparent size 2.3 by 0.6 arcmin.
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of IC 1498
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
IC 1499
Recorded (Nov 3, 1891) by Stephane Javelle (492)
A pair of stars in Aquarius (RA 23 31 57.0, Dec -13 26 22)
Historical Identification:
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