IC 3057

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Unknown
IC 3057
Constellation centaur
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 12h 15m 02s
declination -44 ° 28 ′ 24 ″
Further data
history
discovery

DeLisle Stewart

Date of discovery

April 1900

Catalog names
IC  3057 •
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IC 3057 is a non-existent object that the astronomer DeLisle Stewart erroneously described as an IC object in April 1900. A defective photo plate is suspected .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic30a.htm#ic3057