| NGC 1166 | |
|---|---|
| NGC 1166 (Digitized Sky Survey) | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries [1] |
| Right ascension | 03h 00m 34.98s [2] |
| Declination | +11° 50′ 33.9″ [2] |
| Redshift | 0.025965 [2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7784±6 km/s [2] |
| Distance | 112 Mpc [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | ~14 [3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.4 [4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab [2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 84.80" [2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 11324, MCG -02-08-034, UGC 2437 [4] | |
NGC 1166 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Aries. It is situated approximately 112 million parsecs away from Earth and was discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth on October 1, 1864. [3]
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1166: