NGC 169
| NGC 169 | |
|---|---|
Hubble Space Telescope/Víctor M. Blanco Telescope image of NGC 169 (top) and IC 1559 (bottom) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 36m 51.6s |
| Declination | +23° 59′ 27″ |
| Redshift | 0.015434 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)ab |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.6' × 0.7' |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 365, PGC 2202, Arp 282 | |
NGC 169 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on September 18, 1857, by R. J. Mitchell.
NGC 169 has a smaller companion named NGC 169A, also designated IC1559. The two are currently interacting, and the pair is included in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.