IC 3281

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Unknown
IC 3281
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 12h 24m 27.8s
declination + 07 ° 49 ′ 19 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Arnold Schwassmann

Date of discovery

November 20, 1899

Catalog names
IC  3281 •
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IC 3281 is a non-existent object, which the astronomer Arnold Schwassmann erroneously described as an IC object on November 20, 1899.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic32a.htm#ic3281