NGC 269

{{short description|Open star cluster in the constellation Tucana}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox open cluster

| name = NGC 269

| image = File:NGC 269 DECam.png

| caption = NGC 269 as seen by DECam

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|48|22.0}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0269

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+269&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES

| access-date=September 2, 2016}}

| dec = {{DEC|-73|31|54}}

| constellation = Tucana

| dist_ly = ~200000

| appmag_v = 12.59{{cite simbad|title=NGC 269|access-date=December 31, 2016}}

| size_v = 1.2' x 1.2'

| notes =

| names = ESO 029-SC 016, 6dF J0048220-733154.

|image_size=250}}

NGC 269 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on November 5, 1836 by John Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#269|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 8, 2016}}