NGC 346 NGC 371 NGC 395

Capture

Seestar s50 219 stacks

Date

19 September 2026

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

1868 × 3444 px

NGC 346 is a young open cluster of stars with associated nebula located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) about 200,000 to 210,000 light years from Earth, that appears in the southern constellation of Tucana. It is home to more than 2500 newborn stars. It sits within the nebula N66. NGC 371 is a prominent open star cluster surrounded by an emission nebula N76, located in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It spans 350 to 430 light-years across. Because of its high surface brightness, a good pair of binoculars or a small telescope can easily pick it up as a bright knot in the night sky from the Southern Hemisphere. NGC 395 is an open star cluster embedded within an emission nebula, located inside the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) in the southern constellation Tucana.

See it in the star clusters gallery