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EntityQ1035880· pop 36· linked from 811 articles

galaxy

Key facts

Right ascension
00 45 10.9
Declination
−73 ° 04 ′ 17 ″
Apparent dimensions v
1.10 ′ × 0.70 ′
Constellation
Tucana

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
emission nebula
Constellation
Tucana
Image
NGC 249.png
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catalog code
Bruck 35
declination
-73.07972
discoverer or inventor
James Dunlop
time of discovery or invention
1826-09-05
Commons category
NGC 249
right ascension
11.37583
epoch
J2000.0
apparent magnitude
13

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 249 is an emission nebula in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on 5 September 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop.

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