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NGC 346 - Open Cluster in Tucana

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -66.09°   Az: 159.23°   Direction: South-South-East

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 hemisphere.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 346 - Open Cluster in Tucana star
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DSS2 image of NGC 346 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (8.5 arcmin) and minor (8.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 59m 56s
-72° 02’ 26”
13h 51m 09s
14h 51m 05s

J2000

00h 59m 04s
-72° 10’ 37”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for NGC 346 - Open Cluster in Tucana.

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Finder chart for NGC 346 - Open Cluster in Tucana.

Apparent Size

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.
8.5 arcmin
8.5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK