NGC 294

NGC294
NGC294
	NGC 294 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope; Credit: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000epoch)
Right ascension	00h53m04.7s
Declination	−73° 22′ 49″
Distance	~200000 ly
Apparent magnitude(V)	12.24
Apparent dimensions (V)	1.7′ × 1.7′
Physical characteristics
Mass	6.5×103M☉
Estimated age	500 Myr
Other designations	ESO029-SC 022.
Associations
Constellation	Tucana
	See also:Open cluster,List of open clusters

NGC 294is anopen clusterlocated in theSmall Magellanic Cloudin the constellationTucana.It was discovered on April 11, 1834, byJohn Herschel,although it was possibly observed on September 5, 1826, byJames Dunlop.^[4]

References

^^a ^b ^c"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 0294.RetrievedSeptember 2,2016.
^^a ^b"NGC 294".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.RetrievedDecember 31,2016.
^^a ^bGatto, M.; Ripepi, V.; Bellazzini, M.; Tosi, M.; Cignoni, M.; Tortora, C.; Leccia, S.; Clementini, G.; Grebel, E. K.; Longo, G.; Marconi, M.; Musella, I. (2021)."STEP survey – II. Structural analysis of 170 star clusters in the SMC".Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.507(3): 3312–3330.arXiv:2108.02791.doi:10.1093/mnras/stab2297.
^"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299".Cseligman.RetrievedOctober 17,2016.

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