NGC 602 (open cluster of stars located in the Small Magellanic Cloud) (Eduardo Rigoldi Fernandes)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Hydrus (Hyi) · Contains: NGC 602

NGC 602 (open cluster of stars located in the Small Magellanic Cloud)

NGC 602 is a young, bright open star cluster located within the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a dwarf galaxy that is a satellite of our own Milky Way galaxy. The Small Magellanic Cloud is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way and is located approximately 200,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Tucana.

NGC 602 is a cluster of young stars, and it is surrounded by glowing gas and dust, creating a nebula known as an H II region. H II regions are large clouds of ionized hydrogen gas that serve as stellar nurseries, giving birth to new stars. The young stars in NGC 602 are hot and massive, and they emit intense ultraviolet radiation that ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas, causing it to glow brightly.

The cluster was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826. NGC 602 is a fascinating object for astronomers because it provides valuable insights into the process of star formation in environments outside our own galaxy. Studying star clusters like NGC 602 helps scientists understand the life cycles of stars and the overall structure and evolution of galaxies.

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