IC 4400

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Asterism
IC 4400
Constellation centaur
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 14h 22m 13.6s
declination -60 ° 34 ′ 10 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Robert Innes

Date of discovery

1898

Catalog names
IC  4400 • ESO 134-001
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IC 4400 in the index catalog designates many apparently close together stars in the constellation Centaurus . The catalog entry goes back to an observation made by the astronomer Robert Innes in 1898.

Individual evidence

  1. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic44.htm#ic4400
  2. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE