NGC 1168
Galaxy NGC 1168 |
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NGC 1168 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Aries |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 00 m 47.02 s |
declination | + 11 ° 46 ′ 20.3 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (rs) b: |
Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 18 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.025441 ± 0.000077 |
Radial velocity | 7627 ± 23 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(342 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (104.9 ± 7.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | October 1, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1168 • UGC 2476 • PGC 11378 • CGCG 440-042 • MCG + 02-08-047 • 2MASX J03004701 + 1146203 • GALEX ASC J030047.06 + 114622.6 • KPG 85B • NVSS J030046 + 114615 • WISEA J030047.00 + 114620.2 |
NGC 1168 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Aries north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 342 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light-years across. Together with NGC 1166 , it forms the gravitationally bound galaxy pair KPG 85 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2001dw was observed here.
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on October 1, 1864 .
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