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NGC6265

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:57:29.0
Declination: +27:50:41
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6265

17.5" (7/27/95): faint, small, slightly elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE, 40"x30", very faint stellar nucleus.  A mag 11 star is 2.4' ENE.  Located 6.4' W of NGC 6269 in a group.  Forms a pair with NGC 6264 2.9' WNW.

17.5" (7/1/89): very faint, small, very low surface brightness, elongated SW-NE.  Fourth of 8 in NGC 6269 group with NGC 6264 2.9' WNW.