| NGC 290 | |
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| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 00h 51m 12.33s[1] |
| Declination | −73° 09′ 42.1″[1] |
| Distance | 200 kly (61 kpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.71[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 5.8×103[3] M☉ |
| Radius | ~33 ly (10 pc)[2] |
| Estimated age | 63[4] Myr 30±10[5] Myr |
| Other designations | Cl Lindsay 42, ESO 029–19, OGLE-CL SMC 69[6] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| See also:Open cluster,List of open clusters | |
NGC 290 is anopen cluster of stars in the southernconstellation ofTucana. This cluster was discovered September 5, 1826, by Scottish astronomerJames Dunlop.[7] It lies some 200,000light years away from theSun in theSmall Magellanic Cloud galaxy.[8][2] The cluster is an estimated 30[5]–63[4] million years old and is around 65 light years across.[2][9]
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