NGC 1160

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NGC 1160
NGC1160 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 1160 (SDSS)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 01m 13.20s [1]
Declination +44° 57′ 20.00″ [1]
Redshift 0.008432 [1]
Heliocentric 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 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 William Herschel on October 7, 1784. [4]

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. Bibcode:1981ApJ...243..411G. doi: 10.1086/158608 .


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