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NGC 256

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Constellation
  
Tucana

Declination
  
−73° 30′ 23.9″

Apparent dimensions (V)
  
0.9′ × 0.9′

Right ascension
  
00 45 54.11

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
12.50

Other designations
  
Kron 23, ESO 29-SC11

NGC 256

NGC 256 (also known as ESO 29-SC11) is open cluster in the Tucana constellation. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on April 11, 1834.

References

NGC 256 Wikipedia