NGC 3166
NGC 3166 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Sextans. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3166:
| NGC: | NGC 3166 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.17 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.49 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:13:45.60 |
| Declination: | 03:25:29.00 |
| Major axis: | 4.5 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.84 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 87° |
| Radial velocity: | 1328 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00444 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS