IC 4257

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Unknown
IC 4257
Constellation Hunting dogs
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 13h 27m 17.5s
declination + 46 ° 52 ′ 10 ″
Further data
history
discovery

James Keeler

Date of discovery

May 10, 1899

Catalog names
IC  4257 •
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IC 4257 is a non-existent object, which the astronomer James Edward Keeler erroneously described as an IC object on May 10, 1899.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic42a.htm#ic4257