NGC 422

open cluster

Key facts

Right ascension: 01 09 24.50
Declination: −71 ° 45 ′ 59.0 ″
Apparent dimensions v: 1.0 ′ × 1.0 ′
Other designations: Kron 62, Lindsay 87, ESO 51-22, RZ2005 178.
Constellation: Tucana

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image: NGC422-hst-R814GB555.jpg

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

NGC 422 is an open cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 21, 1835, by John Herschel. It was described by John Louis Emil Dreyer as "very faint (in Nubecular Minor)", with Nubecular Minor being the Small Magellanic Cloud. It was also described by DeLisle Stewart as "only 3 extremely faint stars, close together, not a nebula."

References