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]