NGC 346

GPTKB entity

Statements (71)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:age approximately 3 million years
around 3 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 12.0
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:supernova_remnants
gptkbp:contains young stars
nebulae
massive stars
gptkbp:coordinates 02h 18m 00s, -73° 09′ 00″
gptkbp:declination -72° 40' 00"
gptkbp:depicted_in Southern Hemisphere
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Frederick_William_Herschel
gptkbp:distance 200,000 light years
approximately 210,000 light years
gptkbp:features gptkb:Wolf-Rayet_stars
massive stars
blue supergiants
red supergiants
gptkbp:has gptkb:star
high metallicity
gptkbp:has_spectral_type O and B type stars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 346
gptkbp:is_a stellar nursery
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:supernova_remnants
massive star clusters
HII regions
gptkbp:is_home_to massive star formation
multiple stellar populations
various types of stars
gptkbp:is_known_for its young stellar population
its rich stellar environment
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:NGC_346_B
gptkb:NGC_371
gptkb:NGC_330
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:SMC
gptkb:LMC
gptkb:star
LMC star clusters
LMC star formation regions
SMC star cluster catalog
SMC star cluster population
SMC star formation history
star cluster population of SMC
NGC 346 complex
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:NGC_346_A
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
stellar dynamics
stellar evolution
galactic astronomy
massive star clusters
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkbp:length about 30 light years across
gptkbp:lighting apparent magnitude 12.0
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Small_Magellanic_Cloud
intergalactic space
constellation Tucana
gptkbp:mass approximately 10,000 solar masses
gptkbp:notable_for star formation activity
high star formation rate
its high density of stars
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:LMC
gptkb:star
gptkbp:right_ascension 00h 59m 12s
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:year_created 1834