About NGC 362 (C104)

NGC 362 is a rewarding deep-sky target and is visible as a compact luminous region. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It does not reach a useful observing altitude today.

Observing conditions matter, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

At higher magnification, subtle detail can be detected.

It appears more compact than typical clusters.

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Tucana

Distance

27700 ly

Size

Season

Autumn

Difficulty

Easy

Magnitude

6.4