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Galaxy Discovery Discoverer; independent discoveries or remarks
WLM 1909 Max Wolf; Galaxy: 1926 Lundmark, Melotte
IC 10 1889 Swift VII (Astr Nachr 2859); Galaxy: 1935 Mayall, LG cand: 1936 Hubble; LG: 1962 Roberts, 1965 de Vaucouleurs, Ables
Cet Dw 1999 Jun 4 Whiting, Hau, Irwin
NGC 147 1829 Sep 8 J Herschel: h 29, GC 72; LG: Baade 1944
And III 1970 van den Bergh
NGC 185 1787 Nov 30 W Herschel: H II.707; h 35, GC 90; LG: Baade 1944
M110 1773 Aug 10 Messier; 1783 Aug 27 Caroline Herschel
And VIII 2003 Aug Morrison, Harding, Hurley-Keller, Jacoby
M 32 1749 Oct 29 Le Gentil
M 31 905 AD Al-Sufi; 1612 S. Marius
And I 1970 van den Bergh
SMC (NGC 292) pre-hist Southern Hemisphere; 1519 Magellan
And IX 2004 Zucker et.al.
Scl Dw 1937 Shapley
LGS 3 1978 Kowal, Lo, Sargent (Hale); conf. 1979 Thuan, Martin
IC 1613 1906 Max Wolf; LG: 1928 Baade
And X 2005 Zucker et.al.
And V 1998 Armandroff, Davies, Jacoby (NOA0)
And II 1970 van den Bergh
M 33 <1654 Hodierna; 1764 Sep 2 Messier
Phe Dw 1976 Schuster, West; Galaxy: 1977 Canterna, Flower
For Dw 1938 Shapley
UGCA 92 1974 Nilson
LMC pre-hist Southern Hemisphere; 1519 Magellan
Car Dw 1977 Cannon, Hawarden, Tritton (UKS)
CMa Dw 2003 Nov Martin, Ibata, Bellazzini, Irwin, Lewis, Dehnen
Leo A (III) 1942 Zwicky; LG cand: 1959? van den Bergh
Sex B 19..
NGC 3109 1835 Mar 24 John Herschel (h 3221)
Ant Dw 1985 Feitzinger, Galinski; LG: 1997 May Whiting, Irwin, Hau
Leo I 1950 Harrington, Wilson (Wilson)
Sex A 1942 Zwicky
Sex Dw 1990 Mar M.J. Irwin
Leo II 1950 Harrington, Wilson (Harrington)
GR 8 1956 Gibson-Reeves (Lick)
UMi Dw 1954 Wilson
Dra Dw 1954 Wilson
Milky Way pre-hist 1923 Hubble: a galaxy
SagDEG 1994 Jul Ibata, Gilmore, Irwin
Sgr Dw, SagDIG 1977 Cesarsky, Lequeux, Laustsen, Schuster, West
NGC 6822 1884 Barnard; LG: 192. Hubble
Aqr Dw 1966 van den Bergh
Tuc Dw 1990 Nov R.J. Lavery
And VII 1998 Karachentsev, Karachentseva
UKS2323-326 1978 Longmore et.al. (UKS)
Peg Dw 1950s Wilson
And VI 1998 Armandroff, Davies, Jacoby (NOAO)
Possible Further Members:
UGCA 86 1974 Nilson
IC 5152 1908 Delisle Stewart (D.S. 732)
Willman 1 2004
UMa I 2005
UMa II 2006
Vir Stream
CVn I 2006
Boo dw 2006
Leo T 2006
Com dw 2006
CVn II 2006
Her dw 2006
Leo IV 2006
And XI 2006
And XII 2006
And XIII 2006
And XIV 2007
Segue 2 2007
Boo II 2007
Leo V 2007
Boo III 2009
Pis II 2010
And XV 2007
And XVI 2007
And XVII 2008
And XVIII 2008
And XIX 2008
And XX 2008
And XXI 2009
And XXII 2009
And XXIII 2011
And XXIV 2011
And XXV 2011
And XXVI 2011
And XXVII 2011
And XXVIII 2011
And XXIX 2011
And XXX 2012
And XXXI 2013
And XXXII 2013
And XXXIII 2013
And NE 2004
Probable Non-Members:
NGC 55 1826 Aug 4 Dunlop (Dun 507)
NGC 404 1784 Sep 13 W. Herschel (H. II.224)
NGC 1569 1788 Nov 4 W. Herschel (H. II.768)
NGC 1560 1882 Tempel IX (AN No. 2660)
Cam A 1991
Argo dw(Car II) 1980 Corwin, de Vaucouleurs, de Vaucouleurs; 1997 Whiting, Irwin, Hau
Former Candidates:
NGC 6946 1798 Sep 9 W. Herschel
IC 342 1895 Denning
Sex C, Pal 3 1952 Wilson, Baade
UMa dw, Pal 4 1949 Hubble; 1950 Wilson
Ser dw, Pal 5 1950 Baade; 1955 Wilson
Cap dw, Pal 12 1953 Harrington/Zwicky
Maffei 1 1968 Maffei
Maffei 2 1968 Maffei
And IV 1970 van den Bergh; 1991: Not a galaxy; 2000: Remote galaxy
SDIG 1977 Lautsen et.al. (ESO)
LGS 2 1978 Kowal, Lo, Sargent (Hale); dismissed 1981 Van den Bergh, Racine
2318-42 1982 Longmore et.al. (UKS)
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