Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 2668 = St IX-17 on 7 Feb 1877. His position (Esmiol's reduction) matches UGC 4616.
400/500mm - 17.5" (3/20/93): very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, low even surface brightness.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb
Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 2668 = St IX-17 on 7 Feb 1877. His position (Esmiol's reduction) matches UGC 4616.
400/500mm - 17.5" (3/20/93): very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, low even surface brightness.
Notes by Steve Gottlieb