| NGC 176 | |
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| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 00h 35m 57.9s[1] |
| Declination | −73° 09′ 59″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.01[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 3.5×103[3] M☉ |
| Estimated age | 130 Myr[3] |
| Other designations | ESO 029-SC 002.[1] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| See also:Open cluster,List of open clusters | |
NGC 176 is anopen cluster around 3.5 million light-years away[citation needed] in the constellationTucana. It is located within theSmall Magellanic Cloud.[2] It was discovered on August 12, 1834, byJohn Herschel.
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