IC 2997

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unknown
IC 2997
Constellation Berenike's hair
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 12h 05m 45s
declination + 20 ° 16 ′ 54 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Guillaume Bigourdan

Date of discovery

May 7, 1894

Catalog names
IC  2997 •
Aladin previewer

Template: Infobox Astronomical Object / Maintenance / No Image

IC 2997 is a non-existent object, which the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan wrongly described as an IC object on May 7, 1894.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic29a.htm#ic2997