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star cluster

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Vinony's link graph records 811 inbound references to NGC 241, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1–1000), Tucana and epoch.

It sits within the topics NGC objects, Open clusters and Small Magellanic Cloud.

Vinony links it to 34 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Right ascension
00 43 31.5
Declination
−73 ° 26 ′ 26 ″
Distance
195000 ly (60000 pc)
Apparent dimensions v
0.95 ′ × 0.95 ′
Mass
3.7 × 10 M ☉
Estimated age
69 Myr
Constellation
Tucana

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Wikidata facts

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NGC 0241 DSS.jpg
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catalog code
OGLE-CL SMC 17
time of discovery or invention
1834-08-12
apparent magnitude
12.1
right ascension
10.886417
declination
-73.440389
Commons category
NGC 241
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 241 is an open cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered on April 11, 1834, by John Herschel.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 241” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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