Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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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] |
Distance | 1,730 ± 20 ly (530 ± 7 pc) |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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]