Astronomy:NGC 272
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Short description: Open star cluster in the constellation Andromeda
| NGC 272 | |
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 DSS image of NGC 272 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 51m 25.1s[1] |
| Declination | +35° 49′ 18″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.5[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
NGC 272 is an open cluster (rather an L-shaped asterism) located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on August 2, 1864, by Heinrich d'Arrest.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0272. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+272&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 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#272.
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