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NGC 104
NGC 104 — 47 Tucanae
Globular Cluster
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Target information
- Object type
- Globular Cluster
- Constellation
- Tucana
- Right ascension
- 0h 24m 06s
- Declination
- -72° 04′ 52″
- Magnitude
- 4.1
- Angular size
- 31′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Aug-Dec
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 104;Caldwell 106
About this target
Bright southern globular cluster near the Small Magellanic Cloud.
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