NGC 160
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lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 160 is referenced by 983 other articles, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1–1000), epoch and NGC 241.
Vinony files it under Andromeda (constellation), Astronomical objects discovered in 1785 and NGC objects.
Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.
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 ′
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lenticular galaxy
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Distance from Earth
- 82.79
- Image
- NGC 0160 SDSS.jpg
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- catalog code
- Gaia DR2 2806212166691994368
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- galaxy morphological type
- SAa
- time of discovery or invention
- 1785-12-05
- Commons category
- NGC 160
- redshift
- 0.017522
- right ascension
- 9.01707552726230
- declination
- 23.95791957239950
- radial velocity
- 5207
- apparent magnitude
- 11.932
- epoch
- J2000.0
Sources (2)
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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 “NGC 160” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Connections
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