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Star Cluster NGC 265

Star Cluster NGC 265

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    00h 47m 11.1s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -73° 28' 40.1"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Tucana
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    About 200,000 light-years (61 kiloparsecs)
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    The image is about 68 arcseconds (65 light-years or 20 parsecs) wide.

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
    Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
    This image was created from HST data from proposal 10126: E. Olszewski, A. Dolphin, and J. Harris (University of Arizona), P. Hodge (University of Washington), and K. Olsen (NOAO/CTIO).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/WFC
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    November 8, 2004, Exposure Time: 26 minutes
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F435W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 265
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Star Cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud
  • Release Date
    April 18, 2006
  • Science Release
    Magellanic Gemstones in the Southern Sky
    Read the release
  • Credit
    Image Credit: European Space Agency & NASA; Acknowledgment: E. Olszewski (University of Arizona)

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Star Cluster NGC 265
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

Blue: F435W (B) Green: F555W (V) Red: F814W (I)

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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Last Updated
Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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