IC 1140

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Asterism
IC 1140
Constellation Snake
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 15h 49m 25.3s
declination + 19 ° 06 ′ 52 ″
Further data
Number of stars

3

history
discovery

Guillaume Bigourdan

Date of discovery

June 23, 1889

Catalog names
IC  1140 •
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IC 1140 in the index catalog designates three apparently close together stars in the Serpens constellation . The catalog entry goes back to an observation by the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on June 23, 1889.

Individual evidence

  1. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic11.htm#ic1140