NGC 165

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NGC 165
NGC165 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 165
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 36m 28.902s [1]
Declination −10° 06 22.36 [1]
Redshift 0.019617 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5881 [2]
Distance 268.51 ± 8.18  Mly (82.325 ± 2.508  Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.08 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (B)13.88 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)bc [2]
Apparent size  (V)1.6 × 1.3 [3]
Other designations
MCG-02-02-069, PGC 2182

NGC 165 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1882 by Wilhelm Tempel and was described by as "faint, large, star in centre, eastern of 2" by John Louis Emil Dreyer. [3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 165: SN 2021acnz (type Ib, mag. 19.2). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 165". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0165. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. "SN 2021acnz". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 2 September 2024.