Q1041945
Sign in to savespiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Redshift
- z = 0.007990764458576827
- Morphology
- SBb
- Coordinates
- RA 45.8947° · Dec 46.3863°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Right ascension
- 03 03 34.756
- Declination
- +46 ° 23 ′ 10.74 ″
- Redshift
- 0.007962 ± 0.000017
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 2387 ± 5 km/s
- Galactocentric velocity
- 2508 ± 5 km/s
- Distance
- 35.1 ± 8.4 kpc (114 ± 27 kly ) h , 0.73
- Type
- SAB(r)b
- Mass
- 4.5 × 10 M ☉
- Mass light ratio
- 10 M ☉ / L ☉
- Size
- 120,000 × 84,000 ly
- Apparent size v
- 4.2 × 2.8 arcmin
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1169 (UGC 2503) is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. NGC 1169 has a reddish center, indicating the region is dominated by older stars. In contrast, the outer ring contains larger blue-white stars, a sign of recent star formation. The entire galaxy is rotating at approximately 265 km/s.
NGC 1169 was discovered on December 11, 1786 by William Herschel. Measurements of its distance range from 20.9 Mpc - 49.7 Mpc with an average of 35.1 Mpc.
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