NGC 361
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 02 m 10.1 s |
| declination | -71 ° 36 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 11.77 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.43 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | KMW |
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| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | September 6, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 361 • Dun 55 (?) • ESO 51-SC12 • GC 192 • h 2374 • Kron 46 • Lindsay 67 | |
NGC 361 is an open star cluster in an emission nebula and belongs to the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Toucan .
The object was discovered on September 6, 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop .