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| NGC 165 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 165 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 36m 28.902s[1] |
| Declination | −10° 06′ 22.36″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019617[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5881[2] |
| Distance | 268.51 ± 8.18 Mly (82.325 ± 2.508 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.08[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.88[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)bc[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6′ × 1.3′[3] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-02-02-069,PGC 2182 | |
NGC 165 is abarred spiral galaxy located in theconstellationCetus. It was discovered in 1882 byWilhelm Tempel and was described by as "faint, large, star in centre, eastern of 2" byJohn Louis Emil Dreyer.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 165: SN 2021acnz (type Ib, mag. 19.2).[4]
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