page_title: NGC 346
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 346
caption_attribution_description: A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 346.
context_page_description: NGC 346 is an open cluster with associated nebula located in the Small Magellanic Cloud that appears in the constellation Tucana. It contains HD 5980, the brightest star in the SMC.
context_section_description: NGC 346 is an open cluster with associated nebula located in the Small Magellanic Cloud that appears in the constellation Tucana.  It contains HD 5980, the brightest star in the SMC.
caption: Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 346 
  Credit: HST/NASA/ESA
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