NGC 162

NGC 162

SDSS image of NGC 162
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 36m 09.28s[1]
Declination +23° 57′ 44.7″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.06[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−29.41±4.71[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 8.467 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: -6.142 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)1.8883±0.0246 mas[1]
Distance1,730 ± 20 ly
(530 ± 7 pc)
Other designations
NGC 162, UCAC2 40124152[2]
Database references
SIMBADdata

NGC 162 is a star in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1862. A few galaxies (PGC 2148 and PGC 212552) have been mis-identified as NGC 162.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference GaiaDR3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference simbad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Courtney Seligman. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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