NGC 169 explained

NGC 169
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Andromeda
Z:0.015434
Type:SA(s)ab
Appmag V:13.3
Size V:2.6' × 0.7'
Names:UGC 365, PGC 2202, Arp 282

NGC 169 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on September 18, 1857 by R. J. Mitchell.[2]

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0169 . 2016-09-02.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150–199. Cseligman. September 2, 2016.
  3. Book: Arp, Halton. Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. California Institute of Technology. Pasadena, California. 1966. 5 Jan 2010. (webpage includes PDF link)