NGC 265

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NGC 265

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 265.
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 0h 47m 11.6s[1]
Declination −73° 28 38.1[1]
Distance 200,000 ly [2]
Physical characteristics
Radius 32ly[2]
Other designations ESO 29-14[1]
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 265 is an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud,[3] which is located in the constellation Tucana.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 265. Retrieved 2007-04-17. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Space Telescope Website". Retrieved 2009-03-02. 
  3. "NASA - Astronomy Picture of the Day". Retrieved 2007-04-17. 
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