IC 3996

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Double star
IC 3996
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Hunting dogs
Right ascension 12 h 59 m 31.5 s
declination + 40 ° 28 ′ 2 ″
Typing
Astrometry
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Other names IC 3996

IC 3996 is a double star in the constellation Canes Venatici . The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 21, 1903 and incorrectly added to the index catalog .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic39a.htm#ic3996