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Delta Scuti ($\delta$ Sct) stars have been extensively studied in our Galaxy,but far less in extragalactic systems. Here we study the population of $\delta$Sct variables in NGC 419, an intermediate-age globular cluster of the SmallMagellanic Cloud (SMC), using $g,r,i$ Gemini-S/GMOS time series observations.Our goal is to study the role of such variables in the cluster extendedmain-sequence turnoff (MSTO). We report the discovery of 54 $\delta$ Sct starsand three eclipsing binaries in the NGC 419 field. We find only a handful ofthe $\delta$ Sct stars at the MSTO of NGC 419 while the majority is fainter,indicating that the cluster is younger ($\lesssim 1.2$ Gyr) than previouslythought. Considering their radial distribution, we identify only six $\delta$Sct stars as probable members of NGC 419 while the 48 remaining are likely$\delta$ Sct stars of the SMC field. Cluster $\delta$ Sct stars appear close tothe red edge of the MSTO, supporting the idea that the extended MSTO has itsorigin in an age spread. The 48 field $\delta$ Sct stars represent the largestdetection of $\delta$ Sct stars made in the SMC. The period distribution ofthese newly detected $\delta$ Sct stars ($0.04 \lesssim P \lesssim 0.15$ d) issimilar to that detected in other systems. The amplitude distribution ($0.05\lesssim \Delta r \lesssim 0.60$ mag) is likely biased because of the lack oflow-amplitude stars. We finally use the $\delta$ Sct stars to calculatedistances using different period-luminosity relations. The average distancemoduli obtained are $18.76\pm0.14$ mag for NGC 419 and $18.86\pm0.11$ mag forthe SMC field, which agree with previous measurements.

Short period variability in the globular cluster NGC 419 and the SMC field