NGC 456 explained

NGC 456
Epoch:J2000
Constellation:Tucana
Ra:[1]
Size V:3.3 × 2.7
Names:Kron 65, Lindsay 94, DEM-S 147, ESO 29-38, LHA 115-N 83.

NGC 456 is a nebula with an open cluster located in the constellation Tucana.[2] It was discovered on August 1, 1826, by James Dunlop. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, pretty large, irregularly round, mottled but not resolved, 1st of several."[3]

Notes and References

  1. NGC 456. 9 May 2017.
  2. Web site: NGC 456 – Astrodrudis. 2020-06-14. en-US.
  3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499. Cseligman. May 9, 2017.