IC 3577

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Unknown
IC 3577
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 12h 36m 36.4s
declination + 11 ° 53 ′ 49 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Arnold Schwassmann

Date of discovery

September 13, 1900

Catalog names
IC  3577 •
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IC 3577 is a non-existent object, which the astronomer Arnold Schwassmann erroneously described as an IC object on September 13, 1900. A defective photo plate is suspected .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic35a.htm#ic3577