NGC 346 - Open Cluster in Tucana
NGC 346 is a Open Cluster in the Tucana constellation. NGC 346 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere.
- NGC 346 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. See also rise and set times.
Apparent size of NGC 346
The following table reports NGC 346 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 346 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 346
The image below is a photograph of NGC 346 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 346
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 346 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 346 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 346 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 346 - Open Cluster in Tucana is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]