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