NGC 1166

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NGC 1166
NGC 1166 DSS.jpg
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]

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Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1166:

See also

References

  1. Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 99 (617): 695. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi: 10.1086/132034 . Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NGC 1166". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  3. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1150 - 1199" . Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 "NGC 1166". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  5. "SN 2018htf". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. "SN 2021zby". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 23 December 2024.