page_title: NGC 1169
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 1169
caption_attribution_description: English: NGC 1169 Picture Details: Optics 32-inch Schulman Telescope (RC Optical Systems) Camera SBIG STX 16803 CCD Camera Filters AstroDon Gen II Dates January, September 2014 Location Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Exposure LRGB = 8:3:3:3 Hours Acquisition ACP Observatory Control Software (DC-3 Dreams), Maxim DL/CCD (Cyanogen), FlatMan XL (Alnitak) Processing CCDStack, Photoshop, PixInsight Credit Line and Copyright Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona .
context_page_description: NGC 1169 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. NGC 1169 has a reddish center, indicating the region is dominated by older stars. In contrast, the outer ring contains larger blue-white stars, a sign of recent star formation. The entire galaxy is rotating at approximately 265 km/s
  NGC 1169 was discovered on December 11, 1786 by William Herschel. Measurements of its distance range from 20.9 Mpc - 49.7 Mpc with an average of 35.1 Mpc. and exhibits a slight ring structure.
context_section_description: NGC 1169 (UGC 2503) is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Perseus.  NGC 1169 has a reddish center, indicating the region is dominated by older stars.  In contrast, the outer ring contains larger blue-white stars, a sign of recent star formation.  The entire galaxy is rotating at approximately 265 km/s 
  NGC 1169 was discovered on December 11, 1786 by William Herschel.  Measurements of its distance range from 20.9 Mpc - 49.7 Mpc with an average of 35.1 Mpc. and exhibits a slight ring structure.
caption: Image of NGC 1169 taken by Adam Block
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