NGC 176

NGC 176
NGC 176
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	00h 35m 57.9s
Declination	−73° 09′ 59″
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.01
Physical characteristics
Mass	3.5×103 M☉
Estimated age	130 Myr
Other designations	ESO 029-SC 002.
Associations
	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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0176. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
^ ^a ^b "NGC 176". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
^ ^a ^b 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.