Globular cluster · constellation Hor

NGC 1261

NGC 1261C 87MWSC 263
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
3h 12m 15.3s
Declination
-55° 13' 00"
Size
5.1′
Position angle
not available
Magnitude
8.6 (V)
Surface brightness
20.80 mag/arcsec²(derived)
Difficulty
2/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

The 2MASS position is 10.5 arcsec southeast of the core.

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