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 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]

NGC 422
NGC 422 as seen by the DSS Credit: DSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Tucana
Right ascension	01h 09m 24.50s[1]
Declination	−71° 45′ 59.0″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.26[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1.0′ × 1.0′[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Kron 62, Lindsay 87, ESO 51-22, RZ2005 178.[1]
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 422 at Wikimedia Commons

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