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NGC 1465

Proper Names
None

Messier Number
Nine

NGC/IC Number
NGC 1465

Constellation
Perseus

Right Ascension
3h 53m 36s

Declination
+32° 28' 00"

Distance
c.160 million light years
c. 50 million parsecs

Magnitude
Apparent: +14.7

Dimensions
Apparent: 1.7' x 0.5'
Actual diameter: c. 80,000 light years

Hubble Type
Spiral class a

Optimum Visibility
December

Note: For more distant galaxies such as NGC 1465, the values shown for distance and actual dimensions are necessarily very approximate.

A distant spiral galaxy in the lying near Perseus' border with Taurus.

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NGC Objects Index

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