NGC 1166 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Aries. It is situated approximately 112 million parsecs away from Earth and was discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth on October 1, 1864.[3]
| NGC 1166 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1166 (Digitized Sky Survey) | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries[1] |
| Right ascension | 03h 00m 34.98s[2] |
| Declination | +11° 50′ 33.9″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.025965[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7784±6 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 112 Mpc[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | ~14[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.4[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 84.80"[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 11324, MCG -02-08-034, UGC 2437[4] | |
Supernovae
editTwo supernovae have been observed in NGC 1166:
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99 (617): 695. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NGC 1166". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1150 - 1199". Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- 1 2 "NGC 1166". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- ↑ "SN 2018htf". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "SN 2021zby". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
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