NGC 330
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Globular cluster NGC 330 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 56 m 17.6 s |
| declination | -72 ° 27 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Brightness (visual) | +9.55 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | +9.76 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ' |
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Color excess E (BV) (redness) |
0.037 |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Small Magellanic Cloud |
| history | |
| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Discovery date | August 1, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 330 • ESO 29-SC24 • Dun 23 • GC 183 • Lindsay 54 • Kron 35 • h 2367 | |
NGC 330 is a globular cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Toucan . NGC 330 has a diameter of 1.4 'and an apparent magnitude of +9.6 mag. Due to its small age, the globular cluster belongs to the class of young blue globular clusters .
The globular cluster NGC 330 was discovered on August 1, 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop .