NGC 267 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on October 4, 1836 by John Herschel.[3]
| NGC 267 | |
|---|---|
NGC 267 as taken by the PROMPT 1 Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension | 00h 48m 02.9s[1] |
| Declination | −73° 16′ 27″[1] |
| Distance | ~200000 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 2.4' x 1.7'[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | ESO 029-SC 015.[1] |
| See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters | |
Constellation of Tucana | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||
| Stars |
| ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Star clusters |
| ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Galaxies |
| ||||||||||