IC 1217

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Unknown
IC 1217
Constellation Dragon
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 16h 16m 03.7s
declination + 69 ° 40 ′ 35 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Lewis Swift

Catalog names
IC  1217 •
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IC 1217 is a non-existent object which the astronomer Lewis A. Swift erroneously described as an IC object on August 2, 1888.

Individual evidence

  1. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic12.htm#ic1217