NGC 176
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 35 m 57.9 s |
| declination | -73 ° 09 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 13.01 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.06 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | KMW |
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| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | August 12, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 176 • ESO 29-SC2 • GC 87 • h 2335 • Lindsay 16 • Kron 12 | |
NGC 176 is an open star cluster in the constellation Toucan with an angular extent of 1.0 'and an apparent magnitude of 13.01 mag.
It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on August 12, 1834 .