IC 163
| Galaxy IC 163 |
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![IC 163 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC163_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 163 SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aries |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 49 m 14.99 s |
| declination | + 20 ° 42 ′ 40.7 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBdm |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 691 group LGG 34 |
| Redshift | 0.009170 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 2749 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(128 ± 9) x 10 6 ly (39.1 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Truman Safford |
| Discovery date | December 27, 1866 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 163 • UGC 1276 • PGC 6675 • CGCG 460-028 • MCG + 03-05-018 • IRAS 1465 + 2027 • 2MASX J01491498 + 2042407 • NVSS J014915 + 204239 • LDCE 109 NED001 | |
IC 163 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBdm in the constellation Aries on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 128 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years across. She is a member of the ten galaxies NGC 691 group ( LGG 34 ).
The object was discovered by Truman Henry Safford on December 27, 1866 .