IC 242

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Double star
IC 242
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation whale
Right ascension 02 h 38 m 24 s
declination -06 ° 56 ′ 4 ″
Typing
Astrometry
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Other names IC 242

IC 242 is a double star in the constellation Cetus . The star was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 26, 1892 , and was probably mistaken for a galaxy.

Individual evidence

  1. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic2.htm#ic242

Attention: The sorting key “IC 0242” overwrites the previously used key “IC0242”.