Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  HD19735  ·  HD20023  ·  HD20296  ·  HD20400  ·  NGC 1245  ·  PGC 11888  ·  PGC 12019  ·  PGC 12314  ·  PGC 165360  ·  PGC 2287224  ·  PGC 2287633  ·  PGC 2290107  ·  PGC 2290594  ·  PGC 2291955  ·  PGC 2292366  ·  PGC 2292632  ·  PGC 2293562  ·  PGC 2293652  ·  PGC 2294013  ·  PGC 2295093  ·  PGC 2295642  ·  PGC 2295931  ·  PGC 2296028  ·  PGC 2296369  ·  PGC 2297096  ·  PGC 2298115  ·  PGC 2299712  ·  PGC 2302015  ·  PK147-09.1
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NGC 1245- Patrick Starfish Cluster, Terrance
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NGC 1245- Patrick Starfish Cluster

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NGC 1245- Patrick Starfish Cluster, Terrance
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NGC 1245- Patrick Starfish Cluster

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In the constellation Perseus is an open star cluster shaped like Patrick Starfish! (character from cartoon show SpongeBob SquarePants).  NGC 1245 was discovered by William Herschel in 1796.  Its estimated age is nearly 1 billion years old, spanning 27 light years across, at a distance of nearly 10,000 light years from Earth.

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