NGC 161 explained

NGC 161
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Cetus
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.020311^[2]
H Radial V:	6089
Type:	S0^0
Size:	^[3]
Appmag B:	15^[4]
Size V:	1.3 × 0.8
Names:	MGC-01-02-036, PGC 2131

NGC 161 is a lenticular galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It was discovered on November 21, 1886, by Lewis A. Swift.

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Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Web site: NED results for object NGC 0161. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. 23 April 2017.
3. RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue) values used.
4. NGC 161. 23 April 2017.