Q374951
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lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Key facts
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Right ascension
- 00 36 04.048
- Declination
- +23 ° 57 ′ 28.37 ″
- Distance
- 233.20 ± 38.28 Mly (71.500 ± 11.738 Mpc )
- Type
- (R)SA0 pec
- Size
- 204,000 ly (62,400 pc )
- Apparent size v
- 3.0 ′ × 1.7 ′
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 160 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on December 5, 1785, by William Herschel.
Notes
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q374951” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.