NGC 419
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Globular cluster NGC 419 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 08 m 17.2 s |
| declination | -72 ° 53 ′ 01 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.4 ' |
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Color excess E (BV) (redness) |
0.037 |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Small Magellanic Cloud |
| history | |
| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Discovery date | September 2, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 419 • ESO 29-SC33 • Dun 36 • GC 228 • h 2387 • Lindsay 85 • Kron 58 | |
NGC 419 is a globular cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Toucan . The star cluster, which was added to NGC around 1885 , has a diameter of 2.4 'and an apparent magnitude of 11 mag. The age of the cluster is estimated to be 1.2 billion years.
NGC 419 was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on September 2, 1826 .