IC 1166

IC 1166
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of galaxy pair IC 1166
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCorona Borealis
Right ascension16h 02m 08.90s
Declination+26d 19m 38.0s
Redshift0.072080
Heliocentric radial velocity20,818 km/s
Distance977 Mly (299.54 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)16.77 and 19.08
Surface brightness23 and 23.4 mag/arcsec
Characteristics
TypeE and SBb
Size110,000 ly and 160,000 ly
Notable featuresInteracting galaxy and Seyfert galaxy
Other designations
IC 1166 NED01: PGC 56771, Mrk 867, 2MASX J16020888+2619456, SDSS J160208.91+261945.5, NVSS J160208+261942, KUG 1600+264, CGCG 137-018, IRAS 16000+2628, PGC 1772024, Mrk 867N IC 1166 NED02: PGC 1771884, UZC J160208.9+261929, 2MASX J16020881+2619316, SDSS J160208.82+261931.1, Mrk 867S

IC 1166 are a pair of galaxies in the Corona Borealis constellation[1] comprising IC 1166 NED01[2] and IC 1166 NED02.[3] They are located 977 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and were discovered on July 28, 1892, by Stephane Javelle.[5]

  1. ^ Astronomy, Go. "IC 1166 | galaxy pair in Corona Borealis | IC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  2. ^ "IC 1166 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Corona Borealis | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  3. ^ "IC 1166 NED02 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Corona Borealis | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  5. ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 1150 - 1199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.