IC 2504

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Unknown
IC 2504
Constellation Keel of the ship
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 09h 38m 33s
declination -69 ° 05 ′ 06 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Max Wolf

Date of discovery

March 23, 1901

Catalog names
IC  2504 •
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IC 2504 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/ic25.htm#ic2504