Open cluster in the constellation Tucana
NGC 371 , also called Hodge 53 , is an open cluster 200,000 light-years (61,320 pc) away located in the Small Magellanic Cloud in Tucana constellation. It was discovered on 1 August 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop .[ 2]
Prominent stars[ 3] [ 4] Star bame Effective temperature (K ) Absolute magnitude Bolometric magnitude Mass (M ☉ ) Spectral type AB6 105000/35000 -5.15/-6.65 -10.96/-10.01 9/41 WN4+O6.5I AB7 105000/36000 -4.4/-5.7 -10.51/-9.01 23/44 WN4+O6I(f) Hodge53-207 50100 -4.8 -9.3 53 O Hodge53-47a 48600 -4.9 -9.3 50 O4V Hodge53-47b 42400 -4.9 -8.9 37 O6.5V Hodge53-60 37200 -5.4 -9 36 O8III AV 327 33000 -5.8 -9.1 35 O9I Hodge53-141 34400 -5.8 -9.2 34 O9III Hodge53-137 35700 -5.6 -9.1 34 O8.5III Hodge53-118 42500 -4.6 -8.6 34 Hodge53-91 37200 -5.1 -8.7 32 O8.5V Hodge53-11 41800 -4.4 -8.3 31 Hodge53-74 39400 -4.6 -8.4 30
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