NGC 346
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| The open star cluster NGC 346 in the small Magellanic Cloud captured by the 2.2-meter MPG / ESO telescope. | |
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| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 59 m 05.0 s |
| declination | -72 ° 10 ′ 38 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | +10.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 14/11 |
| Number of stars | 70,000 |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | KMW |
| distance | 210,000 ly |
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| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | August 1, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 346 • Dun 25 • ESO 51-SC10 • GC 187 • Lindsay 60 • Kron 39 • h 2370 | |
NGC 346 is an open star cluster in an emission nebula of the small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Toucan in the southern sky . It has an apparent magnitude of +10.3 mag. The cluster is about 210,000 light years from the solar system and about 200 light years across .
Current images from the Hubble telescope reveal 70,000 stars in the nebula, the oldest 4.5 billion years old and the youngest approx. 5 million years old.
The object was discovered on August 1, 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop .
The center was recorded in high resolution with the Hubble space telescope
Web links
Commons : NGC 346 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Spitzer space telescope
- Hubble Space Telescope 1
- Hubble Space Telescope 2
- ESO: Light, Wind and Fire + Photos & Animations - February 24, 2010