NGC161 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC161 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:22, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:11, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC161
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h35m [2] |
| Declination: | −02°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.36 (B) [2] 10.93 (J) [2] 10.24 (H) [2] 9.95 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 72.0 Mpc 234.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.93 |