Astronomy:NGC 168
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 168 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 168 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 36m 38.6s[1] |
| Declination | −22° 35′ 37″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012980[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.87[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1][2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2' × 0.2'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 2192.[1] | |
NGC 168 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0168. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+168&img_stamp=yes&extend=no.
- ↑ "NGC 168". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+168.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1a.htm#168.
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