IC 3295

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Unknown
IC 3295
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 12h 24m 49s
declination + 28 ° 42 ′ 28 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Max Wolf

Date of discovery

March 23, 1903

Catalog names
IC  3295 •
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IC 3295 is a non-existent object, which the astronomer Max Wolf erroneously described as an IC object on March 23, 1903. A defective photo plate is suspected .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic32a.htm#ic3295