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NGC 1161

NGC 1161 is a lenticular galaxy approximately 90 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Perseus. It was discovered, along with NGC 1160, by English astronomer William Herschel on October 7, 1784.

NGC 1161 is classified as a Type 1.9 Seyfert galaxy. It forms a visual pair with the galaxy NGC 1160. Both galaxies are located between the Local and Perseus superclusters in the Perseus Cloud close to the centre of the Local Void.

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