NGC 362
E497552
NGC 362 is a bright, compact globular star cluster in the constellation Tucana, notable for its relatively young age compared to most Milky Way globular clusters.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | globular star cluster ⓘ |
| age | about 10.5 billion years ⓘ |
| angularSize | 12.9 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 6.4 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Galactic halo ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | southern latitudes ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterRichness | rich in stars ⓘ |
| constellation | Tucana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcentration | high ⓘ |
| declination | −70° 50′ 55″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | James Dunlop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1826 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 27,000 light-years
ⓘ
about 8.3 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −46.25° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 301.53° ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | about −1.3 ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | concentrated globular cluster ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bright and compact appearance
ⓘ
relatively young age for a globular cluster ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| relativeAge | younger than most Milky Way globular clusters ⓘ |
| researchUse |
studies of globular cluster ages
ⓘ
studies of stellar evolution in dense environments ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 01h 03m 14s ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | Population II stars ⓘ |
| visibility | visible in binoculars under dark skies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tucana
subject surface form:
Tucana