IC 1166 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Corona Borealis |
Right ascension | 16h 02m 08.90s |
Declination | +26d 19m 38.0s |
Redshift | 0.072080 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 20,818 km/s |
Distance | 977 Mly (299.54 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.77 and 19.08 |
Surface brightness | 23 and 23.4 mag/arcsec |
Characteristics | |
Type | E and SBb |
Size | 110,000 ly and 160,000 ly |
Notable features | Interacting 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]