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NGC 465 (also ESO 29-SC40) is a magnitude +11.5 open star cluster located in the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Tucana.

The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 1st August 1826.

Right Ascension 01h 15m 42.7s, Declination -73° 19' 27" 



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