Astronomy:NGC 161
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 161 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 161 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 35m 33.941s[1] |
| Declination | −02° 50′ 55.52″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020311[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6089[2] |
| Distance | 230 Mly (72 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S00[2] |
| Size | 92,100 ly (28,240 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 0.8′ |
| Other designations | |
| MGC-01-02-036, PGC 2131 | |
NGC 161 is a lenticular galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It was discovered on November 21, 1886, by Lewis A. Swift.
Notes
- ↑ RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue) values used.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "NED results for object NGC 0161". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+161&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "NGC 161". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+161.
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