NGC 163

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]

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.

Notes

  1. ↑ RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue) values used.

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NED results for object NGC 0163". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "NGC 163". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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