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NGC 1160 is a spiral galaxy approximately 116 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Perseus.[3] It was discovered, along with NGC 1161, by English astronomer William Herschel on October 7, 1784.[4]

NGC 1160 forms a visual pair with the galaxy NGC 1161. Both galaxies are located between the Local and Perseus superclusters.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1160". spider.seds.org. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "NGC 1160". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Data for NGC 1160". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Gregory, Stephen A.; Thompson, Laird A.; Tifft, William G. (1981). "The Perseus Superclaster". The Astrophysical Journal. 243: 416. Bibcode:1981ApJ...243..411G. doi:10.1086/158608.

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