IC 5255

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Unknown
IC 5255
Constellation lizard
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 22h 45m 46.5s
declination + 36 ° 13 ′ 38 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Edward Barnard

Catalog names
IC  5255 •
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IC 5255 is a non-existent object which the astronomer Edward Barnard wrongly described as an IC object during his observation.

Individual evidence

  1. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic52a.htm#ic5255