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NGC290
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:51:14.7
Declination: -73:9:45
Constellation: TUC
Visual Magnitude: 12.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: eF
Sub-type: OCL
Steve's Notes
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NGC 290
18" (7/10/05 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly faint, very small, granular, 20" diameter, brighter core. A faint star or knot is at the north edge (may be a compact HII region). A pair of mag 10/11 stars 8' NE are collinear with the cluster. LHA 115-N45 (cluster with nebulosity) lies 4.5' SE. This SMC HII region and cluster appeared as a faint, elongated patch with a few faint stars resolved around the edges.