IC 1402

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Asterism
IC 1402
Constellation swan
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 21h 44m 58s
declination + 53 ° 15 ′ 48 ″
Further data
Number of stars

15-20

history
discovery

Thomas Espin

Date of discovery

September 16, 1893

Catalog names
IC  1402 •
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IC 1402 denotes 15 to 20 apparently close together stars in the constellation Cygnus 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/ic14.htm#ic1402

Attention: The sorting key “IC 1402” overwrites the previously used key “IC1402”.