NGC 222
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Toucan |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 40 m 43.7 s |
declination | -73 ° 23 ′ 08 ″ |
Appearance
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Brightness (visual) | +12.64 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | +12.84 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.6 ' |
Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
Physical data
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Affiliation | KMW |
distance | ~ 210,000 ly |
Age | about 70 to 100 million years |
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Discovered by | James Dunlop |
Discovery time | August 1, 1826 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 222 • ESO 29-SC4 • GC 118 • Lindsay 24 • Kron 19 • OGLE-CL SMC 9 • h 2339 |
NGC 222 denotes an open star cluster that belongs to the Small Magellanic Cloud . It was discovered by James Dunlop on August 1, 1826 and is located in the constellation Toucan . NGC 222 is located on the western edge of the Small Magellanic Cloud when viewed from Earth and forms the middle link in a chain of three open star clusters in this area, to which NGC 220 and NGC 231 also belong. NGC 222 is estimated to be 70 to 100 million years old.