NGC 231
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 43 m 06.4 s |
| declination | -73 ° 21 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 12.87 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.14 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Small Magellanic Cloud |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | August 12, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 231 • ESO 29-SC5 • GC 123 • h 2340 • Lindsay 25 • Kron 20 | |
NGC 231 is an open star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Toucan .
NGC 231 was discovered on August 12, 1834 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .