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NGC 1160
Spiral galaxy in the Perseus constellation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 1160 is a spiral galaxy approximately 116 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Perseus.[3] It was discovered, along with NGC 1161, by English astronomer William Herschel on October 7, 1784.[4]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000.0 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 1160 | |
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![]() NGC 1160 (SDSS) | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 03h 01m 13.20s [1] |
Declination | +44° 57′ 20.00″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.008432 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2528 ± 5 km/s [1] |
Distance | 116 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.80 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.50 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Scd [2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.9 x 0.9 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 11403, MCG +07-07-014, UGC 2475 |
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NGC 1160 forms a visual pair with the galaxy NGC 1161. Both galaxies are located between the Local and Perseus superclusters.[5]