NGC 176 explained

NGC 176
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Constellation Name:	Tucana
Type:	Cl
Appmag V:	13.01
Age:	130 Myr^[2]
Names:	ESO 029-SC 002.

NGC 176 is an open cluster around 3.5 million light-years away in the constellation Tucana. It is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud.^[3] It was discovered on August 12, 1834, by John Herschel.

See also

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

External links

• • • SEDS

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0176 . 2016-09-02.
2. 10.1093/mnras/stab2297. STEP survey – II. Structural analysis of 170 star clusters in the SMC. 2021. 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.. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 507. 3. 3312–3330. free . 2108.02791.
3. NGC 176. 2021-12-24.