NGC 460
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Constellation | Toucan |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 14 m 41.5 s |
declination | -74 ° 17 ′ 51 ″ |
Appearance
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Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 1' |
Physical data
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Affiliation | KMW |
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Discovered by | JFW Herschel |
Discovery time | April 11, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 460 • ESO 29-SC39 • IRAS 01133-7333 • GC 259 • h 2402 • Kron 66 • Lindsay 97 |
NGC 460 is an open star cluster in the small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Toucan , which is associated with an H-II region . NGC 460 was discovered on April 11, 1834 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .