IC 4458

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Asterism
IC 4458
Constellation centaur
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 14h 38m 05s
declination -39 ° 28 ′ 25 ″
Further data
Number of stars

3

history
discovery

DeLisle Stewart

Date of discovery

1899

Catalog names
IC  4458 •
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IC 4458 designates three apparently close together stars in the constellation Centaurus in the index catalog . The catalog entry goes back to an observation by the astronomer DeLisle Stewart in 1899.

Individual evidence

  1. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic44a.htm#ic4458