NGC 1160

NGC 1160 is a spiral galaxy approximately 116 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Perseus.[3] It was discovered, along with NGC 1161, by English astronomer John Herschel on October 7, 1784.[4]

NGC 1160
NGC 1160 (SDSS)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03^h 01^m 13.20^s [1]
Declination	+44° 57′ 20.00″ [1]
Redshift	0.008432 [1]
Helio radial velocity	2528 ± 5 km/s [1]
Distance	116 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.80 [2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.50 [2]
Characteristics
Type	Scd [2]
Apparent size (V)	1.9 x 0.9 [1]
Other designations
PGC 11403, MCG +07-07-014, UGC 2475

NGC 1160 forms a visual pair with the galaxy NGC 1161. Both galaxies are located between the Local and Perseus superclusters.[5]

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• Perseus (constellation)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1160". spider.seds.org. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
3. "NGC 1160". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
4. "Data for NGC 1160". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
5. Gregory, Stephen A.; Thompson, Laird A.; Tifft, William G. (1981). "The Perseus Superclaster". The Astrophysical Journal. 243: 416. doi:10.1086/158608.

External links

• Media related to NGC 1160 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 1160 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS