Wrong target on SIMBAD?

• by Mjtbarrett

  This object looks like an extended source, ? Galaxy. The SIMBAD reference is possibly mis-identifying the object as being the nearby Tycho/GSC star in the lower right of the field?

  Posted February 4, 2014 3:00 PM

• by TED91 moderator

  According to NED this object is this galaxy: http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=2MASX+J12485668-2626286&extend=no

  Posted February 4, 2014 4:26 PM

• by Mjtbarrett

  Vinokurov posted this really useful link: http://blog.diskdetective.org/

  Posted February 4, 2014 5:23 PM