NGC 361

NGC 361 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on September 6, 1826 by James Dunlop. It was described by Dreyer as "very very faint, pretty large, very little extended, very gradually brighter middle."[3]

NGC 361
NGC 361
Credit: Digitized Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTucana
Right ascension 01h 02m 10.1s[1]
Declination−71° 36′ 17″[1]
Distance180000[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.77[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)2.6' x 2.6'[2]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsESO 051-SC 012.[1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0361. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "NGC 361". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 20, 2016.


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