NGC 460 explained

NGC 460
Epoch:J2000
Constellation:Tucana
Ra:[1]
Names:Kron 66, Lindsay 97, IRAS 01133-7333, LI-SMC 201.

NGC 460 is an open cluster with nebula located in the constellation Tucana. It was possibly observed on August 1, 1826, by James Dunlop, although it was officially discovered on April 11, 1834, by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint (in Nubecular Minor).", with Nubecular Minor being the Small Magellanic Cloud. It was also described by DeLisle Stewart as "faint, pretty large, irregularly round, gradually brighter middle, mottled but not resolved, 2nd of several."[2]

Notes and References

  1. NGC 460. 26 May 2017.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499. Cseligman. May 26, 2017.