NGC 163

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NGC 163
J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 35m 59.840s[1]
Declination−10° 07′ 18.32″[1]
Redshift0.019954[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5982[2]
Distance228.64 ± 53.13 Mly (70.100 ± 16.291 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.70[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.64[3]
Characteristics
TypeE0[2]
Size103,000 ly (31,570 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)1.19 × 1.11[2]
Other designations
MGC-02-02-066, PGC 2149[3]

NGC 163 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1890. Seen through an optical telescope it ranges up to 13th magnitude.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue) values used.

References

External links

  • Media related to NGC 163 at Wikimedia Commons