NGC 162

NGC 162

SDSS image of NGC 162
Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00^h 36^m 09.28^s[1]
Declination	+23° 57′ 44.7″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.06[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−29.41±4.71[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 8.467 mas/yr[1] Dec.: -6.142 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)	1.8883±0.0246 mas[1]
Distance	1,730 ± 20 ly (530 ± 7 pc)
Other designations
NGC 162, UCAC2 40124152[2]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

NGC 162 is a star in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1862. A few galaxies (PGC 2148 and PGC 212552) have been mis-identified as NGC 162.^[3]

See also

• Double star
• List of NGC objects

References

1. Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
2. "NGC 162". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
3. Courtney Seligman. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Retrieved 12 February 2017.

External links

• "NED results for object NGC 0162". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA.
• Media related to NGC 162 at Wikimedia Commons