| NGC 1616 | |
|---|---|
 A
Legacy Surveys image of NGC 1616 | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Caelum |
| Right ascension | 04h 32m 41.80s [1] |
| Declination | −43° 42′ 55.00″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.01488±0.000033 [1] |
| Distance | 213 Mly (65.58 M pc) [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.5 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc pec? [1] |
| Size | 116,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.905′ × 1′ [1] |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 251-10, [1] PGC 15479, [1] LEDA 15479, [1] MCG -07-10-013 [1] | |
NGC 1616 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located around 213 million light-years away in the constellation Caelum. [2] NGC 1616 was discovered on October 24th, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel, and its diameter is 116,000 light-years across. [1] [3] NGC 1616 is not know to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus. [4] [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "NGC 1616 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Caelum | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "NGC 1616 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1600 - 1649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
External links
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NGC 1616 at Wikimedia Commons
