Talk:Q1042245

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Autodescription — NGC 1223 (Q1042245)

description: galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
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Correct identification of this object[edit]

The correct identification of some NGC objects is difficult due to errors and misunderstandings of the original observer and of the astronomers that, during time, made and re-analysed the data.

Use the information of different sources, NGC 1223 has different identifications. Following the prescription of NGC/IC project the correct identification of NGC 1223 is PGC 11742, and differs from NGC 1125!.

Source Other NGC PGC Link Notes
NGC/IC project in VizieR (Q1662358) --- PGC 11742 [1] right identification
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (Q488563) --- PGC 11742 [2] right identification
Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database (Q6709611) --- PGC 11742 [3] right identification
SIMBAD (Q654724) NGC 1225 PGC 11742/PGC 11766 [4] wrong identification!


Please do not use SIMBAD (Q654724) datatabase to recover the data of this object!

--Paperoastro (talk) 13:04, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]