NGC 265

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 32 ly[2]
Other designations ESO 29-14[1]

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NGC 265". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  2. 1 2 "Magellanic gemstone in the southern sky [NGC 265]". Space Telescope Website. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  3. ↑ Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (1 May 2006). "Open Cluster NGC 290: A Stellar Jewel Box". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
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