IC 2983

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Unknown
IC 2983
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 11h 58m 16s
declination -02 ° 06 ′ 36 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Guillaume Bigourdan

Date of discovery

March 30, 1892

Catalog names
IC  2983 •
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IC 2983 is a non-existent object which the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan wrongly described as an IC object on March 30, 1892.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic29a.htm#ic2983