NGC 272

{{Short description|Open star cluster in the constellation Andromeda}}

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

{{Infobox open cluster

| name = NGC 272

| image = File:NGC 0272 DSS.jpg

| caption = DSS image of NGC 272

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|51|25.1}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0272

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+272&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|+35|49|18}}

| constellation = Andromeda

| dist_ly =

| appmag_v = 8.5

| size_v =

| mass_msol =

| age =

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NGC 272 is an open cluster (rather an L-shaped asterism) located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on August 2, 1864, by Heinrich d'Arrest.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#272|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 10, 2016}}