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NGC 346

(open cluster in SMC)

NGC 346 is a star-forming region/open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Its metallicity is very low.

(SMC,open cluster,star forming region,SFR,nebula)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_346
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+346
http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?346
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-uncovers-star-formation-in-cluster-s-dusty-ribbons
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006ApJS..166..549G/abstract
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance		Lightyears
/Lookback Years		  
~060kpc210klyNGC 346
Coordinates:NGC 346
J005905.090-721033.24

Referenced by page:
open cluster (OC)
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