Herschel 141 NGC 3166
142 NGC 3169

Herschel 141 NGC 3166 Herschel 142 NGC 3169

Object Type Galaxy Sa Object Type Galaxy Sb
Constellation Sextans Constellation Sextans
Magnitude 10.5 Magnitude 11.1
Size 4.8' x 2.3' Size 4.7' x 2.5'


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

NGC 3166 and NGC 3169 are a pair of possibly interacting galaxies in Sextans. The third bright galaxy in the image is the 14.7 magnitude NGC 3165. This was not noticed visually.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3166

Pair with NGC 3169. Moderately large with a bright core. Slightly elongated.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3169

Pair with NGC 3166. Similar in size and brightness. Bright core. More elongated then NGC 3166.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.