Observations of The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)

Kron 29

Andrew Murrell

This compact open cluster is 30 arc seconds in diameter with a bright central condensation.

It is round in shape and has no stars scattered across the surface. It is located 8 arc minutes east of Lindsay 40. The surface brightness is higher than Lindsay 40, so it should be visible in a 10" scope.

It was discovered in 1956 during a photographic survey of the SMC. Its position in the central bar of the SMC ensures that the sky background is higher but it is still well defined. A 10th magnitude star lie 7 arc minutes to the south Southwest of the cluster, with an 11th magnitude star also 7 arc minutes to the north Northeast. No nebula is associated with this cluster either.

Max Gardner

Observed with an 18" ƒ/4.5 NGT. The cluster does not resolve through the 18" and appears to be round. Kron 29 is quite bright.