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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 395
Other Designations	Kron 51, Lindsay 75
Constellation	Tucana
Right Ascension	1h 5m 8s
Declination	-71° 59' 49"
Distance	c. 199,000 light years c. 61,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +13.00 Absolute: -5.93 (approximate) *
Diameter	Apparent: 17' Actual: c. 980 light years
Optimum Visibility	October (usually visible from southern latitudes)

NGC 395 is an open cluster with associated nebulosity, forming part of a connected network of nebulae and clusters. It lies within the northern regions of the Small Magellanic Cloud, beyond the Milky Way at a distance of approximately two hundred thousand light years. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

* No specific visual magnitude is recorded for this cluster. The estimate of +13 used here is based on the nearby associated cluster IC 1624, which has an apparent magnitude of +12.89.

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