NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 5867 is a compact galaxy just a few arcminutes south-southwest of NGC 5866. It was seen twice by LdR, and the sketch on which he shows it is an accurate depiction of the field around NGC 5866. Also, the position that Dreyer gives in the NGC is quite good (though he notes in LdR's monograph that the GC position is somewhat off). I suspect that the near-stellar appearance of the galaxy has led other modern cataloguers to mistake it for a star.

===== NGC 5867 24" (7/6/13): extremely faint to very faint, extremely small, round, 6"-8" diameter. Once identified, I could hold this galaxy continuously with averted at 320x. Situated 2.0' SSW the center of NGC 5866 and 1.0' SSE of a mag 12.2 star. It is also just south of the line connecting the mag 12.2 star and a mag 14 star 3.3' further SE. 18" (7/13/07): after a couple of failed attempts I picked up this extremely faint companion located 2' S of center to NGC 5866 and 1' SE of a mag 12 star. I first took a look in Alvin Huey's 22" to check the relative position and appearance. Then in my Starmaster at 262x I glimpsed an extremely faint, barely non-stellar knot, ~6" diameter, that required averted and was only visible for moments at a time. The observation was repeatable, though, and confirmed.