NGC 265

NGC 265 is the designation of an open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is about 200,000 light- years away from Earth. The diameter of NGC 265 is about 65 light-years.

Discovery

The open cluster NGC 265 was discovered on 11 April 1834 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel.

Declination Galaxy New General Catalogue April 11 List of NGC objects NGC 246 NGC 247 NGC 248 NGC 249 NGC 250 Sculptor Galaxy NGC 262 NGC 278 NGC 281 NGC 288 NGC 290
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