NGC 7028 is the designation of a celestial object in the constellation of Delphinus. The object was supposedly discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth on 17 September 1863.[3] However, its identification is uncertain, and the object is considered lost.[4] No galaxies or nebulous objects are at the coordinates that he gave.[4]
One candidate is a spiral galaxy designated UGC 11676, or CGCG 448-039.[1][4] It has an apparent magnitude of 14.8,[1] and is "very faint, small, very little extended",[4] just as Marth described.[4] While the declination of this object matches that of Marth's description, the right ascension is 2.5 arcminutes off.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NED results for object NGC 6975". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b "UGC 11676". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Corwin, Harold. "Notes on the NGC objects, particularly those missing, misidentified, or otherwise unusual (ngcnotes.all)". Historically-aware NGC/IC Positions and Notes. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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