NGC 422
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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 09 m 25.4 s |
| declination | -71 ° 46 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 13.26 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.45 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 1 ' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Small Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | JFW Herschel |
| Discovery time | September 21, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 422 • ESO 51-SC22 • GC 231 • h 162 | |
NGC 422 is an open star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Toucan .
NGC 422 was discovered on September 21, 1835 by British astronomer John Herschel at the Cape Observatory.