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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). Such clusters observable within the SMC are of interest because SMC's metallicity is generally lower than that of the Milky Way,

(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
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015MNRAS.448.1847H/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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