- Source: NGC 1169
NGC 1169 (UGC 2503) is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. 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. The entire galaxy is rotating at approximately 265 km/s.
NGC 1169 was discovered on December 11, 1786 by William Herschel. Measurements of its distance range from 20.9 Mpc - 49.7 Mpc with an average of 35.1 Mpc.
References
External links
Media related to NGC 1169 at Wikimedia Commons
SIMBAD Astronomical Database
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
Paper on NGC 1169 and NGC 3898
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- NGC 1169
- List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
- NGC 3898
- NGC 1340
- NGC 5291
- NGC 6503
- Fornax Cluster
- Supernova
- NGC 1531
- Orders of magnitude (length)
