NGC 3166
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 3166, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 3166
H I 3, h 684, GC 2038, MCG+01-26-024, UGC 5516, PGC 29814, SDSS J101345.59+032529.0
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 10.6 |
| Size | 3.8' x 2.19' @ 88° |
| Right Ascension | 10h 13' 45.6" (2000) |
| Declination | 3° 25' 29" N |
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Description | B, pS, R, psmbM, 2nd of 3 |
| Classification | SAB |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Apr 29, 2006 TIMPA, Avra Valley, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Good sized, bright, modest stellar nucleus, round even halo with no detail, 15' NE is NGC3169, no sign of companion NGC3165
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Two very faint nebulæ [with NGC3169] in a glorious field. H. missed the fainter though he observed the other 4 times. D'A saw 3 [NGC3165?], and called H. I 3 admodum luminosa [NGC3166]. Such was the working of the Copenhagen 11-in. achr.― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
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NGC 3166