Q1035902
Sign in to saveopen cluster in the constellation Tucana
Key facts
- Right ascension
- 00 45 54.11
- Declination
- −73 ° 30 ′ 23.9 ″
- Apparent dimensions v
- 0.9 ′ × 0.9 ′
- Mass
- 1.3 × 10 M ☉
- Estimated age
- 83 Myr
- Other designations
- Kron 23, ESO 29-SC11
- Constellation
- Tucana
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 256 (also known as ESO 29-SC11) is open cluster in the Tucana constellation. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on April 11, 1834.
References
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