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emission nebula in the constellation Tucana

Key facts

Right ascension
00 46 27.9
Declination
−73 ° 06 ′ 13 ″
Apparent dimensions v
1.3' × 1.1'
Constellation
Tucana
Designations
ESO 029-EN 012, IRAS 00447-7322

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Tucana
Image
NGC 261.png
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catalog code
OGLE-CL SMC 34
Commons category
NGC 261
discoverer or inventor
James Dunlop
time of discovery or invention
1826-09-05
right ascension
11.63125
declination
-73.10444
epoch
J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 261 is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 5, 1826, by James Dunlop.

See also

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 261” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.