IC 2183

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Unknown
IC 2183
Constellation Big dog
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 07h 16m 56s
declination -20 ° 24 ′ 36 ″
Further data
history
discovery

DeLisle Stewart

Date of discovery

April 1900

Catalog names
IC  2183 •
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IC 2183 is a non-existent object that the astronomer DeLisle Stewart incorrectly described as an IC object in April 1900. A defective photo plate is suspected .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic21a.htm#ic2183