IC 2276

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Unknown
IC 2276
Constellation cancer
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 08h 18m 29.3s
declination + 18 ° 28 ′ 40 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Max Wolf

Date of discovery

February 13, 1901

Catalog names
IC  2276 •
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IC 2276 is a non-existent object which the astronomer Max Wolf erroneously described as an IC object on February 13, 1901. A defective photo plate is suspected .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic22a.htm#ic2276