NGC 1624
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 40 m 36.5 s |
| declination | + 50 ° 27 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I2pn |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 19600 ly (6025 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | December 28, 1790 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1624 • OCl 403 • Cr 53 • Lund 136 • GC 871 • H VI 26 • LBN 722 • Sharpless 212 • Ced 37 | |
NGC 1624 is an open star cluster of the Trumpler type I2pn with an embedded emission nebula in the constellation Perseus , which has an apparent magnitude of +11.8 mag. The object was discovered by William Herschel on December 28, 1790 .