NGC 169
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spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Key facts
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Right ascension
- 00 36 51.6
- Declination
- +23 ° 59 ′ 27 ″
- Type
- SA(s)ab
- Apparent size v
- 2.6' × 0.7'
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Arp 282.png
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NGC 169 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on September 18, 1857, by R. J. Mitchell.
NGC 169 has a smaller companion named NGC 169A, also designated IC1559. The two are currently interacting, and the pair is included in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.