IC 444

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Reflection fog
IC 444
Ic444s.jpg
Constellation Twins
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06h 21m 08s
declination + 23 ° 06.6 ′
Further data
Angular expansion

8.0 '× 4.0'

history
discovery

Max Wolf

Date of discovery

September 25, 1892

Catalog names
IC  444 • LBN 840, VDB 75, Magakian 189, Magakian 190
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IC 444 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Gemini . The object was discovered by Max Wolf on September 25, 1892 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman