NGC 160 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on December 5, 1785, by William Herschel.
| NGC 160 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 160 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 36m 04.048s[1] |
| Declination | +23° 57′ 28.37″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017525[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5254[2] |
| Distance | 233.20 ± 38.28 Mly (71.500 ± 11.738 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.65[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)SA0+ pec[2] |
| Size | 204,000 ly (62,400 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.0′ × 1.7′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 356, MCG+04-02-033, PGC 2154[3] | |
Notes edit
- ^ POSS1 103a-O values used.
References edit
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NED results for object NGC 0160". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 160". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
External links edit
Media related to NGC 160 at Wikimedia Commons- Bild von NGC 160
- SEDS
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