NGC 272
| Group of stars | |
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| Data from NGC 272 | |
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| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00h 51m 25.1s |
| declination | + 35 ° 49 ′ 18 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Brightness (visual) |
8.5 likes |
| Angular expansion |
5 ' |
| distance |
3500 ly (1068 pc) |
| history | |
| discovery |
HL d'Arrest |
| Date of discovery |
August 2, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 272 • OCl 312 • GC 5119 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 272 is a group of stars in the constellation Andromeda that was discovered on August 2, 1864 by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest .