NGC 422
| NGC 422 | |
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 IC 1641 (left) and NGC 422 (right) as seen by DECam Credit: DSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 01h 09m 24.50s[1] |
| Declination | −71° 45′ 59.0″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.26[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.0′ × 1.0′[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | Kron 62, Lindsay 87, ESO 51-22, RZ2005 178.[1] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
NGC 422 is an open cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 21, 1835, by John Herschel. It was described by John Louis Emil Dreyer as "very faint (in Nubecular Minor)", with Nubecular Minor being the Small Magellanic Cloud. It was also described by DeLisle Stewart as "only 3 extremely faint stars, close together, not a nebula."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "NGC 422". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
External links
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