IC 4812

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Reflection fog
IC 4812
Image of ESO from NGC 6727 with NGC 6726 (top), IC 4812 (right) and NGC 6729 (m.)
Image of ESO from NGC 6727 with NGC 6726 (top), IC 4812 (right) and NGC 6729 (m.)
Constellation Southern crown
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 01m 03.6s
declination -37 ° 03 ′ 37 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

10.0 '× 7.0'

history
discovery

DeLisle Stewart

Date of discovery

4th August 1899

Catalog names
IC  4812 • ESO 396-N12
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IC 4812 denotes a reflection nebula and a double star in the Southern Crown constellation . The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on August 4, 1899 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ^ SEDS : IC 4812
  3. Seligman