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NGC169
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:36:51.7
Declination: +23:59:29
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 12.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Mitchell
Year of discovery: 1857
Discovery aperture: 72.0
Observational
Summary description: F, pL, D or biN, * 6 nf 4'
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 169
24" (9/30/16): at 200x; fairly bright, fairly small, elongated 5:2 E-W, ~0.8'x0.3'. Contains a small, bright elongated core that increases to a stellar nucleus. Forms a disturbed, interacting pair (Arp 282) with IC 1559 at the south edge [22" between centers]. The companion is fairly faint, small, slightly elongated ~N-S, 15" diameter, faint stellar nucleus. Located just 3.8' SW of mag 6.2 HD 3411.
13.1" (10/20/84): moderately bright, slightly elongated ~E-W. Located 3.8' WSW of mag 6.4 SAO 74148! Forms a contact pair with IC 1559 = NGC 169A just 21" S of center (Arp 282). Similar appearance to NGC 160, which lies 11' WSW.