NGC 163

NGC 163 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel since 1890. It has been found in a faint object but when seeing using an optical telescope was an elliptical galaxy that ranges up to 13 magnitude.

NGC 163
SDSS image of NGC 163
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 35m 59.840s[1]
Declination−10° 07 18.32[1]
Redshift0.019954[2]
Helio 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]

Notes

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

References

  • Media related to NGC 163 at Wikimedia Commons


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