NGC 3446

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Open star cluster
NGC 3446
AladinLite
Constellation Sails of the ship
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 10 h 52 m 06.9 s
declination -45 ° 08 ′ 21 ″
Appearance

classification OCl
Angular expansion 6.5 '
Physical data

distance  4800 ly
(1485 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time March 15, 1836
Catalog names
 NGC  3446 •  ESO  264-SC045 •  GC  2246 •  h  3301 •

NGC 3446 is an open star cluster in the constellation Sails of the Ship and has an angular extent of 6.5 '. It was discovered by John Herschel on March 15, 1836 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 3446
  3. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  4. Seligman