IC 5057

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Star
IC 5057
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 20 h 47 m 13.5 s
declination + 00 ° 19 ′ 20 ″
Typing
Astrometry
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Other names IC 5057

IC 5057 is a star in the constellation Aquarius . The object was discovered on July 27, 1884 by Guillaume Bigourdan and incorrectly added to the index catalog . The possible sighting of a nebula on the object is probably due to the fact that it is in the direct vicinity of the galaxy NGC 6962 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic50a.htm#ic5057