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NGC 256
Open cluster in the constellation Tucana
NGC 256 (also known as ESO 29-SC11) is open cluster in the Tucana constellation. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on April 11, 1834.
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- NGC 256 DECam.png by Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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