IC 2485

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Unknown
IC 2485
Constellation Air pump
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 09h 27m 11.8s
declination -39 ° 17 ′ 05 ″
Further data
history
discovery

DeLisle Stewart

Date of discovery

1900

Catalog names
IC  2485 •
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IC 2485 is a non-existent object, which the astronomer DeLisle Stewart erroneously described as an IC object in 1900. A defective photo plate is suspected .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic24a.htm#ic2485