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NGC 371 - Open Cluster in Tucana

Altitude: -37.6°   Azimuth: 196.2°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 371 is a Open Cluster in the Tucana constellation. NGC 371 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

NGC 371
Open Cluster
Tucana

NGC 371 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -37.6°
Azimuth: 196.2°
Direction: South-South-West

See also NGC 371 rise and set times.

Available Resources for NGC 371 - Open Cluster in Tucana

Apparent size of NGC 371

The following table reports NGC 371 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 371 is a visual representation of it.
4.2 arcmin
3.8 arcmin
60°

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 371

The image below is a photograph of NGC 371 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).

Image of NGC 371 - Open Cluster in Tucana star
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DSS2 image of NGC 371 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.2 arcmin) and minor (3.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 371

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 371 are provided in the following table:

01h 03m 29s
-72° 03’ 24”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 371 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 371 - Open Cluster in Tucana star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 371 - Open Cluster in Tucana.

Finder chart NGC 371 - Open Cluster in Tucana star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 371 - Open Cluster in Tucana.

Rise ans set times of NGC 371 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 371 - Open Cluster in Tucana is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt