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EntityQ1035902· pop 32· linked from 811 articles

open 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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1035902” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.