NGC 366

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Open star cluster
NGC 366
AladinLite
Constellation Cassiopeia
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 06 m 26.0 s
declination + 62 ° 13 ′ 44 ″
Appearance

classification II 3 p
Brightness  (visual) 12.0 mag
Angular expansion 4 '
Redness ( excess color  E (BV)) 1.32
Physical data

distance  approx. 5800 ly
(approx. 1800 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time October 27, 1829
Catalog names
 NGC  366 • C 0103 + 619 • OCl 316 •  Cr  9 • Lund 37 •  GC  195 •  h  83 • OCISM 70

NGC 366 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia , approximately 5800 light years from Earth .

NGC 366 was discovered on October 27, 1829 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS: NGC 366
  3. ^ VizieR Service, operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France
  4. ^ A site Devoted to Stellar Clusters in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds
  5. Seligman