NGC 416
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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 | 01 h 07 m 59 s |
| declination | -72 ° 21 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | KMW |
| Metallicity [Fe / H] | −1.44 |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | September 5, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 416 • ESO 29-SC32 • GC 226 • h 2386 • Lindsay 83 • Kron 59 | |
NGC 416 is an open star cluster in the small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation of Toucan, 200,000 light years away . The age of the cluster is estimated to be 2.5 billion years.
The object was discovered on September 5, 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop .
Web links
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