NGC 1616 | |
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A Legacy Surveys image of NGC 1616 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Caelum |
Right ascension | 04 32 41.80 |
Declination | −43° 42′ 55.00″ |
Redshift | 0.01488±0.000033 |
Distance | 213 Mly (65.58 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.5 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)bc pec? |
Size | 116,000 ly |
Apparent size (V) | 1.905′ × 1′ |
Notable features | N/A |
Other designations | |
ESO 251-10, PGC 15479, LEDA 15479, MCG -07-10-013 |
NGC 1616 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located around 213 million light-years away in the constellation Caelum. NGC 1616 was discovered on October 24th, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel, and its diameter is 116,000 light-years across. NGC 1616 is not known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.
References
- ^ "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
- Media related to NGC 1616 at Wikimedia Commons
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