NGC 167

NGC 167 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 172 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Preserved Leavenworth.[4]

NGC 167
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 35^m 23.1^s[1]
Declination	−23° 22′ 30″[1]
Redshift	0.012812[1]
Distance	172 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.98[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sbc[3]
Apparent size (V)	1.0' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
PGC 2122[1]

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Cetus (constellation)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0167. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
2. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
3. "NGC 167". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

External links

• NGC 167 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS