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NGC 1265

NGC 1265MCG +07-07-052PGC 12287UGC 2651
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
3h 18m 15.7s
Declination
+41° 51' 28"
Size
1.9′ × 1.6′
Position angle
165°
Magnitude
11.9 (V)
Surface brightness
23.30 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
E
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

Star superposed just southeast of the nucleus. — Corwin notes explains this historic identification is wrong, it should be NGC1265=IC0312.

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