IC 4898

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Unknown
IC 4898
Constellation Sagittarius
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 47m 46.8s
declination -33 ° 19 ′ 20 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Lewis Swift

Date of discovery

August 16, 1897

Catalog names
IC  4898 •
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IC 4898 is a non-existent object which the astronomer Lewis Swift erroneously described as an IC object on August 16, 1897.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic48a.htm#ic4898