Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Tucana (Tuc)  ·  Contains:  NGC 362
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NGC 362 near SMC, GoldfieldAstro
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Not a globular cluster that gets much loved; being overshadowed by its bigger brother 47 Tuc. NGC 362 appears relatively close to the Small Magellanic Cloud but it is one of our smaller and newer globular clusters. It has a very tight core as can be seen, it is only 13 light years across which given the number of stars there is quite staggering.

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NGC 362 near SMC, GoldfieldAstro