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NGC 1220

Open cluster in Perseus

NGC 1220

NGC 1220 from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS)

03^h11^m40^{s[1][Note 1]}

53° 20′ 45″^{[2][Note 2]}

5,900 light-years (1,800 pc)^[2]

11.8^[3]

2.6′^[1]

3.4 light-years (1.05 pc)^[2]

60 million years^[2]

Cr 37, OCL 380^[2][4]

Perseus

NGC 1220 is a young compact open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1831.^[5]

Location[edit]

The cluster is located at l = 143.04°, b = −3.96° in the galactic coordinate system, and is 120 parsecs above the galactic plane.^[1][2] It is approximately 6^m42^s east and 10′12″ south from the nearest visible star, γ Persei.^[3]

Composition[edit]

NGC 1220 consists of approximately 26 stars with spectral types between A0 and B9, although the majority fall between A5 and B5.^[2]

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