IC 1378

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Asterism
IC 1378
Constellation Cepheus
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 21h 22m 52s
declination + 55 ° 27 ′ 50 ″
Further data
Number of stars

10-15

history
discovery

Thomas Espin

Date of discovery

September 16, 1893

Catalog names
IC  1378 •
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IC 1378 denotes 10 to 15 apparently closely spaced stars in the constellation Cepheus in the index catalog . The catalog entry goes back to an observation by the astronomer Thomas Espin on September 16, 1893.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic13a.htm#ic1378

Attention: The sorting key "IC 1378" overwrites the previously used key "IC1378".