NGC 1160

NGC 1160
NGC 1160 (SDSS)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationPerseus
Right ascension03h 01m 13.20s
Declination+44° 57′ 20.00″
Redshift0.008432
Heliocentric radial velocity2528 ± 5 km/s
Distance116 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)12.80
Apparent magnitude (B)13.50
Characteristics
TypeScd
Apparent size (V)1.9 x 0.9
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. It was discovered, along with NGC 1161, by English astronomer William Herschel on October 7, 1784.

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

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.