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NGC 422

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NGC 422
NGC 422 as seen by the DSS
Credit: DSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension01h 09m 24.50s[1]
Declination−71° 45′ 59.0″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.26[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)1.0′ × 1.0′[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsKron 62, Lindsay 87, ESO 51-22, RZ2005 178.[1]
Associations
ConstellationTucana
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

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 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."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "NGC 422". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 422 at Wikimedia Commons
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