NGC 422 explained

NGC 422
Credit:DSS
Epoch:J2000
Constellation:Tucana
Appmag V:13.26[1]
Size V:1.0 × 1.0
Names:Kron 62, Lindsay 87, ESO 51-22, RZ2005 178.

NGC 422 is an open cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 21, 1835, by John Herschel. It was described by John Louis Emil Dreyer as "very faint (in Nubecular Minor)", with Nubecular Minor being the Small Magellanic Cloud. It was also described by DeLisle Stewart as "only 3 extremely faint stars, close together, not a nebula."[2]

Notes and References

  1. NGC 422. 6 February 2017.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. March 1, 2017.