NGC 241
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 43 m 31.5 s |
| declination | -73 ° 26 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (B-band) | 12.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Small Magellanic Cloud |
| history | |
| Discovered by | JFW Herschel |
| Discovery time | August 12, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 241, 242 • ESO 29-SC6 • GC 127 • GC 128 • h 2342 • h 2343 • NGC 242 • Lindsay 29 | |
NGC 241 = NGC 242 is an open cluster of the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Toucan .
The object was discovered on August 12, 1834 by John Frederick William Herschel .