NGC 163 explained

NGC 163
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Cetus
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.019954^[2]
H Radial V:	5982
Type:	E0
Size:	^[3]
Appmag V:	12.70
Appmag B:	13.64^[4]
Size V:	1.19 × 1.11
Names:	MGC-02-02-066, PGC 2149

NGC 163 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1890. Seen through an optical telescope it ranges up to 13th magnitude.

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 0163. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. 23 April 2017.
3. RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue) values used.
4. NGC 163. 23 April 2017.