IC 3712

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Unknown
IC 3712
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 12h 44m 16.6s
declination + 10 ° 22 ′ 29 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Arnold Schwassmann

Date of discovery

February 23, 1900

Catalog names
IC  3712 •
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IC 3712 is a non-existent object, which the astronomer Arnold Schwassmann wrongly described as an IC object on February 23, 1900.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic37.htm#ic3712