NGC 1169

spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus

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It is catalogued under topics including Intermediate spiral galaxies, NGC objects and Perseus (constellation).

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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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Wikidata facts

Constellation: Perseus
Distance from Earth: 33.56
Image: N1169s.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 1169
galaxy morphological type: SBb
redshift: 0.007962
catalog code: [VDD93] 24
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1786-00-00
apparent magnitude: 8.064
right ascension: 45.8948167
declination: 46.3863167
radial velocity: 2369
epoch: J2000.0

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 1169” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.