NGC1265 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC1265 will become visible at around 20:33 (EDT), 26° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:21.

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Name NGC1265

Object type Galaxy

Other names

NGC 1265^[1]
UGC 2651^[2]
PGC 12287^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	03^h18^m ^[3]
Declination:	+41°51' ^[3]
Constellation:	Perseus
Magnitude:	11.92 (V) ^[1] 13.04 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	1.9 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 165.0°E of N
Hubble type:	E
B-V Color (mag):	1.12

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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