NGC 167

{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 167

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|35|23.1}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0167

| url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+167&img_stamp=yes&extend=no

| access-date=2016-09-02}}

| dec = {{DEC|-23|22|30}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.012812

| image = File:NGC 167 DECam.png

| alt = NGC 167

| dist_ly = 172 MlyAn object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho

| type = Sbc{{cite simbad|title=NGC 167|access-date=12 February 2017}}

| appmag_v = 13.98

| size_v = 1.0' × 0.7'

| notes =

| names = PGC 2122

|caption=NGC 167 with DECam}}

NGC 167 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 172 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Preserved Leavenworth.{{cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1a.htm#167|website=cseligman.com|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199|access-date=12 February 2017}}

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