NGC 395

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Open star cluster
NGC 395
AladinLite
Constellation Toucan
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 05 m 08.3 s
declination -71 ° 59 ′ 47 ″
Appearance

Angular expansion 17 '
Redness ( excess color  E (BV)) 0.037
Physical data

Affiliation Small Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time August 1, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  395 •  ESO  51-SC16 •  GC  216 •  h  2379 • Lindsay 75 • Kron 51

NGC 395 is an open star cluster in an emission nebula in the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Toucan .

NGC 395 was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on August 1, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. SIMBAD
  2. SEDS: NGC 395
  3. a b NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  4. Seligman