NGC 371
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| Admission of the VLT | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 03 m 25 s |
| declination | -72 ° 04 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Angular expansion | 7.5 ' |
| 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 | August 1, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 371 • Mel 5 • Dun 31 • ESO 51-SC14 • GC 198 • h 2376 • Lindsay 71 • Kron 48 • Henize 1997 | |
NGC 371 is an open star cluster surrounded by the emission nebula ( HII region ) N76A in the small Magellanic Cloud about 200,000 light years away . NGC 371 is located in the constellation Toucan .
NGC 371 was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on August 1, 1826 . The stars of the open star cluster arise from the glowing hydrogen gas of the HII region. This cluster has an unusually large number of variable stars and the like. a. slowly pulsating B stars (LPS) .
Web links
Commons : NGC 371 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- ESO: The Pink Glow of the Star Birth + Photo, Map and Animation - March 30, 2011
- Ralph-Mirko Richter: The open star cluster NGC 371 , April 4, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ SIMBAD Database
- ↑ a b SEDS: NGC 371
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b ESO (2011) The Rose-red Glow of Star Formation, March 30, 2011 (accessed April 5, 2011)
- ↑ Seligman