IC 4604

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Reflection fog
IC 4604
Constellation Snake bearer
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 16h 25m 35.2s
declination -23 ° 26 ′ 50 ″
Further data
Brightness  (visual)

(Central star) 4.57 mag

history
discovery

Edward Barnard

Date of discovery

1882

Catalog names
IC  4604 • ESO 517-N3, LBN 1112
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IC 4604 denotes a reflection nebula with an embedded star ( 70 Oph ) in the constellation Ophiuchus . The object was discovered by Edward Barnard in 1882 .

Individual evidence

  1. cseligman.com
  2. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE