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NGC 458 (also ESO 51-SC26 and GC 257) is a magnitude +10.5 open star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud located 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 6th September 1826.

Right Ascension 01h 14m 51.6s, Declination -71° 33' 04" 

NGC 458



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