NGC 339
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 57 m 42.0 s |
| declination | -74 ° 28 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | KMW |
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| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | September 18, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 339 • ESO 29-SC25 • GC 186 • h 2369 • Kron 36 • Lindsay 59 | |
NGC 339 is an open cluster in the constellation Toucan in the small Magellanic Cloud .
The open star cluster NGC 339 was discovered on September 18, 1835 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
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