NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 5008 = IC 4381. D'A's RA is one hour too small, and his note that the neighboring 10th magnitude star is north is wrong -- the star is actually south, but very nearly at his offsets, 1.1 seconds preceding, 95 arcsec south. The actual offsets are 1.3 seconds and 86 arcsec. The galaxy (and a companion) was rediscovered by Javelle nearly half a century later. His position is correct.

===== NGC 5008 17.5" (6/8/96): NGC 5008 is the brightest member of HCG 71, along with IC 4382 = HCG 71B 1.8' NE and HCG 71C 2.0' SE. At 220x it appeared faint, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter, almost even surface brightness. Located 1.5' N of a mag 10 star, which is the southeast of three stars in a 2.5' string with two mag 12 stars. This galaxy is generally identified as IC 4381.