NGC 166

NGC 166 (also known as PGC 2143) is a spiral galaxy located around 2.6 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, with an apparent magnitude of 15.18.^[1] It was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886.^[3]

NGC 166
DECam image of NGC 166
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 35m 48.8s[1]
Declination	−13° 36′ 38″[1]
Redshift	0.020084[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.18[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sa[2]
Apparent size (V)	0.9' × 0.3'[1]
Other designations
PGC 2143.[1]

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Cetus (constellation)