NGC 176

NGC 176
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	00h 35m 57.9s [1]
Declination	−73° 09′ 59″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	13.01 [2]
Physical characteristics
Mass	3.5×103 [3]   M☉
Estimated age	130 Myr [3]
Other designations	ESO 029-SC 002. [1]
Associations
Constellation	Tucana
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 176 is an open cluster around 3.5 million light-years away^{[ citation needed ]} in the constellation Tucana. It is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud. ^[2] It was discovered on August 12, 1834, by John Herschel.

See also

• Open cluster
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Tucana

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0176. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
2. "NGC 176". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-12-24.
3. Gatto, M.; Ripepi, V.; Bellazzini, M.; Tosi, M.; Cignoni, M.; Tortora, C.; Leccia, S.; Clementini, G.; Grebel, E. K.; Longo, G.; Marconi, M.; Musella, I. (2021). "STEP survey – II. Structural analysis of 170 star clusters in the SMC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 507 (3): 3312–3330. arXiv: 2108.02791 . doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab2297 .

External links

• Media related to NGC 176 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 176 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS