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. +Prominent starsStar nameEffective temperature (K)Absolute magnitudeBolometric magnitudeMass ()Spectral typeAB6105000/35000 -5.15/-6.65 -10.96/-10.019/41WN4+O6.5IAB7105000/36000 -4.4/-5.7 -10.51/-9.0123/44WN4+O6I(f)Hodge53-20750100 -4.8 -9.353OHodge53-47a48600 -4.9 -9.350O4VHodge53-47b42400 -4.9 -8.937O6.5VHodge53-6037200 -5.4 -936O8IIIAV 32733000 -5.8 -9.135O9IHodge53-14134400 -5.8 -9.234O9IIIHodge53-13735700 -5.6 -9.134O8.5IIIHodge53-11842500 -4.6 -8.634Hodge53-9137200 -5.1 -8.732O8.5VHodge53-1141800 -4.4 -8.331Hodge53-7439400 -4.6 -8.430
See also List of NGC objects (1–1000)
References
External links
The Rose-red Glow of Star Formation - ESO Photo release