NGC 306
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 54 m 14.2 s |
| declination | -72 ° 14 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 12.07 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.23 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | KMW |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | October 4, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 306 • ESO 29-SC23 • GC 171 • h 2361 • Kron 33 • Lindsay 50 | |
NGC 306 is an open star cluster in the constellation Toucan in the Small Magellanic Cloud .
The open star cluster NGC 306 was discovered on October 4, 1836 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .