IC 397

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Asterism
IC 397
Constellation Carter
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05h 01m 07.0s
declination + 40 ° 25 ′ 51 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Rudolf Spitaler

Catalog names
IC  397 •
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IC 397 is a random constellation of stars in the constellation Fuhrmann in the northern sky , which the Austrian astronomer Rudolf Spitaler erroneously described as an IC object on January 1, 1891.

Individual evidence

  1. Seligman
  2. ^ SEDS : IC 397