IC 3166

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Unknown
IC 3166
Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 12h 19m 53.9s
declination + 60 ° 41 ′ 39 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Lewis Swift

Date of discovery

June 24, 1897

Catalog names
IC  3166 •
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IC 3166 is a non-existent object which the astronomer Lewis Swift erroneously described as an IC object on June 24, 1897. A defective photo plate is suspected .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic31a.htm#ic3166