NGC 256 explained

NGC 256
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation:	Tucana
Ra:	^[1]
Appmag V:	12.50
Size V:	0.9 × 0.9
Mass Msol:	^[2]
Age:	83 Myr
Names:	Kron 23, ESO 29-SC11

NGC 256 (also known as ESO 29-SC11) is open cluster in the Tucana constellation. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on April 11, 1834.^[3]

Notes and References

1. NGC 256.
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. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299. cseligman.com. 12 February 2017.