NGC 330

NGC 330 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on August 1, 1826 by James Dunlop. It was described by Dreyer as "a globular cluster, very bright, small, a little extended, stars from 13th to 15th magnitude."[3]

NGC 330
The star cluster NGC 330
Credit: Digitized Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTucana
Right ascension 00h 56m 17.6s[1]
Declination−72° 27′ 47″[1]
Distance182000[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)9.55[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)2.8' x 2.5'[2]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsESO 029-SC 024.[1]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0330. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "NGC 330". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  • Media related to NGC 330 at Wikimedia Commons


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