NGC 166

NGC 166
NGC 166
	DECam image of NGC 166
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 35m 48.8s
Declination	−13° 36′ 38″
Redshift	0.020084
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.18
Characteristics
Type	Sa
Apparent size (V)	0.9' × 0.3'
Other designations
	PGC 2143.
	See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 166 (also known as PGC 2143) is a spiral galaxy located around 2.6 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, with an apparent magnitude of 15.18. It was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886.^[1]

References

↑ Beal, William O. (1929). "Francis Preserved Leavenworth". Popular Astronomy. 37: 117. Bibcode:1929PA.....37..117B. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0166. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
↑ "Search specification: NGC 166". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2024-07-25.

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[1] Beal, William O. (1929). "Francis Preserved Leavenworth". Popular Astronomy. 37: 117. Bibcode:1929PA.....37..117B. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

[ned-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0166. Retrieved 2024-07-25.

[LEDA-3] "Search specification: NGC 166". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2024-07-25.

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