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NGC 272 (also OCL 312) is a magnitude +8.5 group of stars or small open cluster located in the constellation Andromeda.

The open cluster was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11-inch) f/17.5 Merz refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 2nd August 1864.

Right Ascension 00h 51m 26.0s, Declination +35° 49' 18"



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