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NGC362
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:3:14.3
Declination: -70:50:52
Constellation: TUC
Visual Magnitude: 6.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: globular, vB, vL, vC, vmbM, st 13-14
Sub-type: III
Steve's Notes
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NGC 362
18" (7/6/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): At 228x, NGC 362 appeared very bright and well-resolved into a couple of hundred stars! ÊThe rich halo is plastered with stars and extends to nearly 8Õ diameter. ÊThe 2' compressed core is well-concentrated to a blazing center (concentration class III). ÊStars appear to stream out of the core in curving spiral lanes. ÊThis globular has a classic symmetric appearance with a prominent, round core and halo. ÊNGC 362 is situated just north of the SMC, though 47 Tuc (NGC 104) overshadows the splendor of NGC 362.
Naked-eye (11/4/12 - Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand): this 6.6-magnitude globular was just visible naked-eye to the north of the SMC.