IC 1315

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Asterism
IC 1315
Constellation swan
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 20h 17m 21.9s
declination + 30 ° 41 ′ 21 ″
Further data
Number of stars

5-6

history
discovery

Guillaume Bigourdan

Date of discovery

July 19, 1885

Catalog names
IC  1315 •
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IC 1315 refers to 5 to 6 apparently close together stars in the constellation Cygnus in the index catalog . The catalog entry goes back to an observation by the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on July 19, 1885.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman