NGC 3169 is a spiral galaxy about 75 million light years[3] away in the constellation Sextans.

It has the morphological classification SA(s)a pec,[5] which indicates this is a pure, unbarred spiral galaxy with tightly-wound arms and peculiar features.

[8] This is a LINER 2 galaxy that displays an extended emission of X-rays in the region of the nucleus.

This suggests that a burst of star formation took place in the nucleus roughly one billion years ago.

Their interaction is creating a gravitational distortion that has left the disk of NGC 3166 warped.