NGC 161

NGC 161 is a lenticular galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It was discovered on November 21, 1886, by Lewis A. Swift.

NGC 161
SDSS image of NGC 161
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 35^m 33.941^s[1]
Declination	−02° 50′ 55.52″[1]
Redshift	0.020311[2]
Helio radial velocity	6089[2]
Distance	230 Mly (72 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	15[3]
Characteristics
Type	S0^0[2]
Size	92,100 ly (28,240 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)	1.3′ × 0.8′
Other designations
MGC-01-02-036, PGC 2131

Notes

1. RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue) values used.

References

1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
2. "NED results for object NGC 0161". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
3. "NGC 161". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

External links

• Media related to NGC 161 at Wikimedia Commons
• SEDS