NGC 163
NGC 163 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 163:
| NGC: | NGC 163 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:35:59.83 |
| Declination: | -10:07:18.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.32 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 75° |
| Radial velocity: | 5860 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01974 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS