NGC 163
NGC 163 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel since 1890. It has been found in a faint object but when seeing using an optical telescope was an elliptical galaxy that ranges up to 13 magnitude.
| NGC 163 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 163 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 35m 59.840s[1] |
| Declination | −10° 07′ 18.32″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019954[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5982[2] |
| Distance | 228.64 ± 53.13 Mly (70.100 ± 16.291 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.70[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.64[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[2] |
| Size | 103,000 ly (31,570 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.19′ × 1.11′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MGC-02-02-066, PGC 2149[3] | |
Notes
- RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue) values used.
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References
- Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NED results for object NGC 0163". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "NGC 163". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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