Astronomy:NGC 166

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 166
NGC 166 DECam.png
DECam image of NGC 166
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 00h 35m 48.8s[1]
Declination−13° 36′ 38″[1]
Redshift0.020084[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.18[1]
Characteristics
TypeSa[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. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ "Search specification: NGC 166". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%20166. Retrieved 2021-02-18. 
  3. ↑ 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. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 35m 48.8s, -13° 36′ 38″




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