IC 1872

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Asterism
IC 1872
Constellation Perseus
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 03h 04m 34.9s
declination + 42 ° 48 ′ 34 ″
Further data
Number of stars

4th

history
discovery

Friedrich Bidschof

Date of discovery

February 1891

Catalog names
IC  1872 •
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IC 1872 in the index catalog designates four apparently close together stars in the constellation Perseus . The catalog entry goes back to an observation made by the astronomer Friedrich Bidschof in February 1891.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic18a.htm#ic1872

Attention: The sorting key "IC 1872" overwrites the previously used key "IC1872".