NGC 422 is an open cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 21, 1835, by John Herschel. It was described by John Louis Emil Dreyer as "very faint (in Nubecular Minor)", with Nubecular Minor being the Small Magellanic Cloud. It was also described by DeLisle Stewart as "only 3 extremely faint stars, close together, not a nebula."^[2]

NGC 422
IC 1641 (left) and NGC 422 (right) as seen by DECam Credit: DSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	01h 09m 24.50s[1]
Declination	−71° 45′ 59.0″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.26[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1.0′ × 1.0′[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Kron 62, Lindsay 87, ESO 51-22, RZ2005 178.[1]
Associations
Constellation	Tucana
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters