IC 4657

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Unknown
IC 4657
Constellation Snake bearer
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 17h 34m 42.6s
declination -17 ° 31 ′ 29 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Edward Emerson Barnard

Catalog names
IC  4657 •
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IC 4657 is a non-existent object that the astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard incorrectly described as an IC object.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic46a.htm#ic4657