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NGC 1261

Globular cluster · Horologium

NGC 1261

Also known as C 87

Caldwell 87

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Type: Globular cluster
Constellation: Horologium
Position (J2000): 3h 12m 15s · −55° 13′ 00″
Discovered: by James Dunlop in 1826

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 8.63; visual
Size: 5.1′
Distance: ~53,000 ly
Best months: Oct–Dec; Low from the north

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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