Small Magellanic Cloud (NGC 292)
Small Magellanic Cloud (NGC 292) is a galaxy in the constellation Tucana, magnitude 2.3, 5.0° × 3.0° across.
A 2.3-magnitude barred Magellanic spiral galaxy (SBm) in Tucana, about 5.0° × 3.0°.
When and where to see it
It is best placed in the evening sky around November, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in October). It can be seen from everywhere south of 17°N and never sets south of 17°S.
At its highest it stands below the horizon from 50°N, below the horizon from 35°N, 17° up from the equator, 52° up from 35°S.
Facts
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Tucana
- Designations
- NGC 292
- Magnitude
- 2.3
- Apparent size
- 5.0° × 3.0°
- Position
- RA 0h 52.7m, Dec −72° 50′ (J2000)
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