NGC 1168

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Galaxy
NGC 1168
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NGC 1168 [1]
NGC 1168
AladinLite
Constellation Aries
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 1168  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1168
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman