The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated as NGC) is a catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, known as the NGC objects. It is one of the largest comprehensive catalogues, as it includes all types of deep space objects, including galaxies, star clusters, emission nebulae and absorption nebulae.

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NGC 1220


NGC 1220 is a young compact open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1831. The cluster is located at l = 143.04°, b = −3.96° in the galactic coordinate system, and is 120 parsecs above the galactic plane. It is approximately 6m 42s east and 10′ 12″ south from the nearest visible star, γ Persei. NGC 1220 consists of approximately 26 stars with spectral types between A0 and B9, although the majority fall between A5 and B5.

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Wikipedia Page: NGC 1220
NGC 1220 at In-The-Sky website


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