NGC 169 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope/
Víctor M. Blanco Telescope image of NGC 169 (top) and IC 1559 (bottom) | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 36m 51.6s [1] |
Declination | +23° 59′ 27″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.015434 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)ab [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.6' × 0.7' [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 365, PGC 2202, Arp 282 [1] |
NGC 169 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on September 18, 1857 by R. J. Mitchell. [2]
NGC 169 has a smaller companion named NGC 169A, also designated IC1559. The two are currently interacting, and the pair is included in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. [3]
NGC 169 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope/
Víctor M. Blanco Telescope image of NGC 169 (top) and IC 1559 (bottom) | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 36m 51.6s [1] |
Declination | +23° 59′ 27″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.015434 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)ab [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.6' × 0.7' [1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 365, PGC 2202, Arp 282 [1] |
NGC 169 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on September 18, 1857 by R. J. Mitchell. [2]
NGC 169 has a smaller companion named NGC 169A, also designated IC1559. The two are currently interacting, and the pair is included in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. [3]