Astronomy:NGC 269
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Short description: Open star cluster in the constellation Tucana
| NGC 269 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 269 as seen by DECam | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension | 00h 48m 22.0s[1] |
| Declination | −73° 31′ 54″[1] |
| Distance | ~200000 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.59[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.2' x 1.2'[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | ESO 029-SC 016, 6dF J0048220-733154.[1] |
NGC 269 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on November 5, 1836 by John Herschel.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0269. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+269&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NGC 269". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+269.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#269.
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