Globular cluster · Tucana
NGC 362
Also known as: C104
mag 6.48.7′ across
About
NGC 362 is a globular cluster of magnitude 6.4 in Tucana, about 8.7′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 362 is in the constellation Tucana.
- Best evenings: around late November it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 9° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)A fuzzy ball, brighter towards the middle.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Resolves into a swarm of stars at medium power, with a dense core.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 362, C104 |
|---|---|
| Type | Globular cluster |
| Magnitude | 6.4The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 8.7′the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | ≈ 19.7 mag/arcsec²Estimate from the magnitude and size, per square arcsecond. |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 01h 03m 14.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −70° 50′ 54″ |
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Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →