| NGC 1169 | |
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 Image of NGC 1169 taken by Adam Block | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus[1] |
| Right ascension | 03h 03m 34.756s[2] |
| Declination | +46° 23′ 10.74″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.007962 ± 0.000017[3] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2387 ± 5 km/s[3] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 2508 ± 5 km/s[3] |
| Distance | 35.1 ± 8.4 kpc (114 ± 27 kly)h−1 0.73[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.02[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.2[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -23.6[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)b[3] |
| Mass | 4.5×1011[4] M☉ |
| Mass/Light ratio | 10[4] M☉/L☉ |
| Size | 120,000 × 84,000 ly[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.2 × 2.8 arcmin[3] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 1169,UGC 2503,PGC 11521 | |
NGC 1169 (UGC 2503) is an intermediatebarred spiral galaxy in the constellation ofPerseus. 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.[1][5] The entire galaxy is rotating at approximately 265 km/s.[4]
NGC 1169 was discovered on December 11, 1786 byWilliam Herschel.[6] Measurements of its distance range from 20.9 Mpc - 49.7 Mpc with an average of 35.1 Mpc.[3]
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