Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  IC 239
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IC 239 - an overlooked spiral in Andromeda, Ian Gorin
IC 239 - an overlooked spiral in Andromeda
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IC 239 - an overlooked spiral in Andromeda

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IC 239 - an overlooked spiral in Andromeda, Ian Gorin
IC 239 - an overlooked spiral in Andromeda
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IC 239 - an overlooked spiral in Andromeda

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This face-on spiral galaxy is behind the Milky Way and is pretty dim. Historically identified by Dreyer as IC 239 "a very faint spiral, faint stellar nucleus".

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IC 239 - an overlooked spiral in Andromeda, Ian Gorin