NGC 160

NGC 160 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on December 5, 1785, by William Herschel.

NGC 160
SDSS image of NGC 160
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 36m 04.048s[1]
Declination+23° 57′ 28.37″[1]
Redshift0.017525[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5254[2]
Distance233.20 ± 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]
Size204,000 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]

Notes
  1. POSS1 103a-O values used.

References
  1. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. "NED results for object NGC 0160". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. "NGC 160". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 April 2017.


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