Astronomy:NGC 166
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 166 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 166 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 35m 48.8s[1] |
| Declination | −13° 36′ 38″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020084[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.18[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9' × 0.3'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 2143.[1] | |
NGC 166 (also known as PGC 2143) is a spiral galaxy located around 2.6 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, with an apparent magnitude of 15.18.[1] It was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0166. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+166&img_stamp=yes&extend=no.
- ↑ "Search specification: NGC 166". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%20166. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ↑ Beal, William O. (1929). "Francis Preserved Leavenworth". Popular Astronomy 37: 117. Bibcode: 1929PA.....37..117B. http://www.klima-luft.de/steinicke/ngcic/persons/leavenworth.htm. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
External links
- NGC 166 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
Coordinates: 
00h 35m 48.8s, -13° 36′ 38″
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