NGC 1985

NGC 1985 has been called a planetary nebula in the past, but is now generally
accepted as a reflection nebula.  There are several other such nebulae nearby,
including UGC 03327 = MCG +05-14-001.  In spite of its inclusion in two galaxy
catalogues, that object is almost certainly a nebula within the Milky Way 
Galaxy.

One or the other of these two, N1985 or U3327, is included in van den Bergh's
1966 catalogue of Galactic reflection nebulae.  I've not checked yet, so it 
may be possible that that entry refers to both objects as well as to the other
fainter reflection nebulae in the field. - Dr. Harold G. Corwin, Jr.

Telescope:	8" f5 Newtonian reflector
Camera:	ST-8XME, self-guided, binned 1x1, temp -25c, camera control MaxIm DL 4.56
Image:	Lumicon Red filter, 780 minutes (78 x 10 minute subs) 01/23/24/27/28/29/2010; seeing 2.4-3.0 FWHM per CCDStack
Processing:	CCDStack 1.6.1, Photoshop 7.0
Location:	Rolling Roof Observatory, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (+34d 13m 29s -118h 52m 20s)
Notes:	From the NGC/IC Project; Historical Research Notes / Correction for NGC 1985: NGC 1985 has been called a planetary nebula in the past, but is now generally accepted as a reflection nebula. There are several other such nebulae nearby, including UGC 03327 = MCG +05-14-001. In spite of its inclusion in two galaxy catalogues, that object is almost certainly a nebula within the Milky Way Galaxy. One or the other of these two, N1985 or U3327, is included in van den Bergh's 1966 catalogue of Galactic reflection nebulae. I've not checked yet, so it may be possible that that entry refers to both objects as well as to the other fainter reflection nebulae in the field. - Dr. Harold G. Corwin, Jr.