NGC 241

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Open star cluster
NGC 241 / NGC 242
AladinLite
Constellation Toucan
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 43 m 31.5 s
declination -73 ° 26 ′ 26 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (B-band) 12.1 mag
Angular expansion 0.9
Redness ( excess color  E (BV)) 0.037
Physical data

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 .

Individual evidence

  1. SIMBAD Database
  2. a b NGC 241
  3. a b NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  4. Seligman