IC 4863

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Unknown
IC 4863
Constellation Sagittarius
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 28m 38.9s
declination -36 ° 11 ′ 57 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Lewis Swift

Date of discovery

July 6, 1897

Catalog names
IC  4863 •
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IC 4863 is a non-existent object which the astronomer Lewis Swift erroneously described as an IC object on July 6, 1897.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic48a.htm#ic4863