IC 4376

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Asterism
IC 4376
Constellation centaur
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 14h 10m 50.5s
declination -30 ° 47 ′ 35 ″
Further data
Number of stars

3

history
discovery

DeLisle Stewart

Date of discovery

1899

Catalog names
IC  4376 • ESO 446-022
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In the index catalog, IC 4376 denotes three apparently close together stars in the constellation Centaurus . The catalog entry goes back to an observation by the astronomer DeLisle Stewart in 1899.

Individual evidence

  1. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic43a.htm#ic4376
  2. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE