NGC 346

NGC 346

Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 346 Credit: HST/NASA/ESA
Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Tucana [1]
Right ascension	0h 59m 18s[2]
Declination	-72° 10′ 48″[2]

NGC 346 is an open cluster with associated nebula located in the Small Magellanic Cloud that appears in the constellation Tucana.

Gallery

The bright star-forming region NGC 346.

NGC 346, the brightest star-forming region in the neighbouring Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy, some 210 000 light-years away from Earth. The light, wind and heat given off by massive stars have dispersed the glowing gas within and around this star cluster, forming a surrounding wispy nebular structure that looks like a cobweb. Credit: ESO

See also

• List of NGC objects
• Small Magellanic Cloud

References

1. ^ "Hubble Heritage Site". Results for NGC 346. http://heritage.stsci.edu/2005/35/fast_facts.html. Retrieved 2007-04-03. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 346. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad. Retrieved 2007-04-17. 

External links

• ESA
• Hubble Heritage site Hubble picture and information on NGC 346
• ESO Beautiful Image of a Cosmic Sculpture