NGC 290

NGC 290 is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Tucana. This cluster was discovered September 5, 1826, by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.^[7] It lies some 200,000 light years away from the Sun in the Small 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]

Rightascension00^h 51^m 12.33^s[1]

Declination−73° 09′ 42.1″^[1]

Distance200 kly (61 kpc)^[2]

Apparent magnitude(V)11.71^[1]

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NGC 290
NGC 290 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
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

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