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open cluster in the constellation Tucana

Key facts

Right ascension
00 48 02.9
Declination
−73 ° 16 ′ 27 ″
Distance
~200000
Apparent dimensions v
2.4' x 1.7'
Other designations
ESO 029-SC 015.
Constellation
Tucana

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
galaxy
Constellation
Tucana
Image
NGC 267.png
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catalog code
ESO 29-15
Commons category
NGC 267
discoverer or inventor
John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1836-10-04
right ascension
12.01083
epoch
J2000.0
declination
-73.27750

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 267 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on October 4, 1836, by John Herschel.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 267” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.