IC 1988

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Unknown
IC 1988
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 03h 42m 45s
declination -39 ° 53 ′ 13 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Lewis A. Swift

Catalog names
IC  1988 •
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IC 1988 is a non-existent object that the astronomer Lewis A. Swift erroneously described as an IC object on October 14, 1897.

Individual evidence

  1. [1] (NED)
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic19a.htm#ic1988