NGC 220

NGC 220 is an open cluster located approximately 210,000 light-years from the Sun in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on August 12, 1834 by John Herschel.^[4]

NGC 220
NGC 220 (lower right), NGC 222 (middle) and NGC 231 (upper left) with DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	00h 40m 29.9s[1]
Declination	−73° 24′ 14″[1]
Distance	210000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.39[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1.20′ × 1.20′[2]
Physical characteristics
Mass	7.9×103[3] M☉
Estimated age	120 Myr[3]
Other designations	ESO 029-SC 003.[1]
Associations
Constellation	Tucana
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

See also

• open cluster
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Small Magellanic Cloud