NGC 160 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 36m 04.048s[1] |
Declination | +23° 57′ 28.37″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017525[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5254[2] |
Distance | 233.20 ± 38.28 Mly (71.500 ± 11.738 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.65[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)SA0+ pec[2] |
Size | 204,000 ly (62,400 pc)[2][note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.0′ × 1.7′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 356, MCG+04-02-033, PGC 2154[3] |
NGC 160 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on December 5, 1785, by William Herschel.
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