NGC 3184

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Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) Image Information for NGC 3184

DSS Acknowledgement , DSS Copyright Notice		DSS Image Generation: 1st Generation DSS Image
Image Center (2000): 10h 18m 17.0s; +41º 25' 27"		Image File Name: n3184.jpg
Image Size (arcminutes): 10' x 10'		Image Size (pixels): 353 x 353
Original NGC Catalogue Data for NGC 3184
General Catalogue Designation: 2052 = 2053		William Herschel Designation: I 168
John Herschel Designation: 688 = 689		Other Observers: ...
Right Ascension (Equinox 1860): 10h 09m 50s		Annual RA Precession (Equinox 1880): +3.62s
North Polar Declination (Equinox 1860): 47° 53.0'		Annual DEC Precession (Equinox 1880): +17.8"
Summary Description: pB, vL, R, vgbM
Notes: *†	Comments: …
Discovered by: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (1738 - 1822)			Year of Discovery: 1787
Telescope Aperture (Inches): 18.7		Telescope Type: Reflector
Understanding the 'Summary Description': Summary Description Abbreviations List
Contemporary/Current Data for NGC 3184
Right Ascension (2000): 10h 18m 17.0s		Declination (2000): +41º 25' 27"
Object Type: Galaxy		Object Classification: Sc II
Constellation: Ursa Major		Position Angle: 135 °
Visual Magnitude: 9.9		Surface Brightness: 14.1
Blue Magnitude: 10.4		Object Size: 7.4'X6.9'
Also Cataloged As:	UGC 5557, KUG 1015+416, MCG+07-21-037, H I-168, h 688, h 689, GC 2052, GC 2053, CGCG 211.038, PGC 30087
Catalogue Notes: Contains NGC 3180 & NGC 3181 (HII regions)
Book / Chart References for NGC 3184
Luginbuhl & Skiff (Page): 244		Burnham's (Volume : Page): ------
Uranometria 2000: 72		Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas: C-13,C-14,C-31
Microsky: 213		GSC Small Region Number: 3004
POSS Blue Plate #: 711		POSS Red Plate #: 711
Database Update Level: 2 (Complete)
Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 3184
NGC 3184 = UGC 05557 = MCG +07-21-037 = CGCG 211-038 = N3180 = PGC 30087 10 18 17.0 +41 25 27 V = 9.8; Size 7.4x6.9; SB = 13.9; PA = 135d 17.5": fairly bright, large, slightly elongated ~N-S, large 4' halo has a fairly low surface brightness, very weak concentration, small brighter elongated core. A mag 11.5 star is at the N edge of the halo 1.8' from the center. There is an impression of spiral structure but it is not distinct . Located 40' W of Mu Ursa Majoris (V = 3.1). - by Steve Gottlieb
Historical Research Notes / Correction for NGC 3184
NGC 3184. See NGC 3180. - Dr. Harold G. Corwin, Jr.
Correction Disclaimer
As with all corrections to the NGC and IC Catalogues, there is a certain margin for error, even though the evidence supporting the correction may be strong and compelling. It is with this in mind that we ask the user to use this information as 'Most Probable', but never to assume the correction is 'Absolute'. All published corrections are based on an exhaustive 'paper chase' of the historical record back to the original discoverer's published notes/papers, and are therefore based upon the historical accuracy (or inaccuracy) of those particular notes/papers. In short, Caveat Emptor! - Robert E. Erdmann, Jr.
Data Sources Used to research NGC 3184
[NGC] New General Catalogue / [IC] Index Catalogue (Dreyer - 1888, 1895, 1908) [OHCDSO] Observing Handbook and Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects (Luginbuhl & Skiff - 1990) [RE-NGCDDB] NGC Discoverer's Database (Erdmann 1990 - 2006) [NGCT] The Nearby Galaxies Catalog (Tully) [UGC] Uppsala General Catalog of Galaxies (Nilson - 1973) [CGCG] Catalog of Galaxies & Clusters of Galaxies (Zwicky - 1968) [HC-PPL] NGC/IC Accurate Positions List Database (Corwin - 1996 thru 2006) [RE-AZDB] The Arizona Database®, V15.5 (Erdmann - 1987 thru 2006) [SG-NGCO] NGC/IC Observations Database (Gottlieb - 1998 thru 2006) [PGC] Principle Galaxy Catalog (Paturel et al. - 1989, 2003) [DSS] Digitized Sky Survey - 1st (102 CD-ROM) and 2nd (Web Site) Generation (STScI - 1994) [NED] NASA's Extragalactic Database (NED) located at http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/
Additional Notes
• 1st generation images were generated from the 102 CD-ROM version of the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) • 2nd generation images were generated at the DSS web site located at http://archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dsswin • Luginbuhl & Skiff page numbers are from 'Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects' by Christian B. Luginbuhl and Brian A. Skiff, produced by Cambridge University Press • Burnham's refers to 'Burnham's Celestial Handbook' in three volumes produced by Dover Publications, Inc. • Uranometria 2000 chart numbers are for those printings authored by Tirion, Rappaport & Lovi, and are not for the most recent printings authored by Tirion, Rappaport & Remaklus in which the charts were re-numbered, all of which were and/or are produced by Willmann-Bell, Inc. • The Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas is by D. Herald and P. Bobroff of Canberra, Australia and is produced by HB2000 Publications • Microsky® is the microfiche rendition of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS) produced by Deen Publications (P.O. Box 867088; Plano Texas 75086) • POSS refers to the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey produced by The National Geographic Society in conjunction with The California Institute of Technology • All DSS image annotation was performed by Robert E. Erdmann, Jr., and is ©Copyright 1996 through 2008 by Robert E. Erdmann, Jr. - All rights reserved • All product names, trademarks, and copyrights are the property of their respective owners • Contemporary/Current Data for this object was hand collected and entered from the data sources listed in the "Data Sources Used" section of this table above.- Robert E. Erdmann, Jr.