IC 2170

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Asterism
IC 2170
Constellation Carter
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06h 34m 05s
declination + 44 ° 41 ′ 20 ″
Further data
Number of stars

3

history
discovery

Guillaume Bigourdan

Date of discovery

January 1, 1892

Catalog names
IC  2170 •
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In the index catalog, IC 2170 designates three apparently closely spaced stars in the Auriga constellation . The catalog entry is based on an observation made by the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on January 1, 1892.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic21a.htm#ic2170