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Open cluster in the constellation Tucana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 |
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