IC 4659

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Unknown
IC 4659
Constellation Snake bearer
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 17h 34m 12.1s
declination -17 ° 55 ′ 41 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Edward Emerson Barnard

Catalog names
IC  4659 •
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IC 4659 is a non-existent object that 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#ic4659