NGC 358

NGC 358
NGC 358
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right ascension	01h 05m 11.00s
Declination	+62° 01′ 18.0″
Distance	1700 ± 300
Apparent dimensions (V)	2.5′
Physical characteristics
	See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 358 is a very small open cluster of four stars in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It was originally thought to be an unrelated Asterism, but two of the members were found to have a similar distance of roughly 1700 light years, although the other two do not have well-constrained distances, so its exact nature is uncertain.

The asterism was discovered on February 4, 1865 by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.^[3]

Individual Objects[]

Component	Right Ascension	Declination	Distance (ly)	Brightness	Reference
TYC 4021-519-1	01^h 05^m 03.5^s	+62° 01′ 41.4″	1700 ± 330	11.2	SIMBAD VizieR
TYC 4021-575-1 CMC 600551	01^h 05^m 15.4^s	+62° 01′ 37.1″	1600 ± 240	11.8	VizieR
TYC 4021-649-1	01^h 05^m 05.7^s	+62° 00′ 54.5″	3800 ± 5400	11.6	VizieR
USNO-A2.0 1500-01120974	01^h 05^m 19^s	+62° 00′ 57″	?	12.5	VizieR USNO-A2.0

References[]

^ ^a ^b "NGC 358". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^ Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 358". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

External links[]

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[SIMBAD-1] "NGC 358". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

[SEDS-2] Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine

[Seligman-3] Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 358". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

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