NGC 265
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| The open star cluster NGC 265 captured by the Hubble Space Telescope . | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 47 m 10.16 s |
| declination | -73 ° 28 ′ 37.8 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | +12.17 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | +12.52 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.037 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Small Magellanic Cloud |
| distance | approx. 200,000 ly |
| diameter | approx. 65 ly |
| history | |
| Discovered by | JFW Herschel |
| Discovery time | April 11, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 265 • ESO 29-SC14 • GC 148 • Lindsay 34 • Kron 24 • OGLE-CL-SMC0039 • h 2351 | |
NGC 265 is the name of an open star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud , about 200,000 light years away. The diameter of NGC 265 is roughly 65 light years. The object was discovered on April 11, 1834 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 265 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Hubble Space Telescope
- A sharp look into the star cloud
- SIMBAD query
- SEDS
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database ( English ) Retrieved March 25, 2008.
- ↑ a b SIMBAD database, operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France ( English ) Retrieved March 25, 2008.
- ↑ Students for the Exploration and Development of Space ( English ) Retrieved on March 25 of 2008.
- ^ A b E. Olszewski, A. Dolphin, and J. Harris (University of Arizona), P. Hodge (University of Washington), and K. Olsen (NOAO / CTIO) .: Hubblesite / Newscenter ( English ) November 8th 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2008.