Type | Star Cloud |
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Magnitude | 12.31 |
Size | 1.2' x 0.8' @ 20° |
Right Ascension | 1h 0' 0.3" (2000) |
Declination | 72° 22' 18" S |
Constellation | Tucana |
Harold Corwin
It's not quite clear which of the clumps of stars in the SMC near Stewart's position, given only to an arcminute, is his intended "nebula". I've not-quite-arbitrarily taken the several northeastern clumps; they seem to have a somewhat richer background than the two or three southwestern clumps, so might have shown up somewhat better on his plate.
I've also called this a star cloud rather than a cluster, but that is pretty arbitrary, too. I really need to look into the work done on this object to make a really knowledgeable type assignment.― IC Notes by Harold Corwin
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