IC 887

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Unknown
IC 887
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 13h 24m 12s
declination -12 ° 27 ′ 38 ″
Further data
history
discovery

Lewis Swift

Date of discovery

April 24, 1887

Catalog names
IC  887 •
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IC 887 is a non-existent object that the astronomer Lewis A. Swift erroneously described as an IC object on April 24, 1887.

Individual evidence

  1. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic8a.htm#ic887