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	0^h 47^m 11.6^s[1]
Declination	−73° 28′ 38.1″[1]
Distance	200,000 ly [2]
Physical characteristics
Radius	32ly[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

• NGC 290
• Open cluster
• Tucana constellation
• Small Magellanic Cloud

External links

• ESA Hubble space telescope site: Hubble picture in information on NGC 265
• HubbleSite NewsCenter: Information on NGC 265 and the Hubble picture

References

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