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 known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[4][1]

NGC 1616
A Legacy Surveys image of NGC 1616
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCaelum
Right ascension04h 32m 41.80s[1]
Declination−43° 42′ 55.00″[1]
Redshift0.01488±0.000033[1]
Distance213 Mly (65.58 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)bc pec?[1]
Size116,000 ly
Apparent size (V)1.905′ × 1′[1]
Notable featuresN/A
Other designations
ESO 251-10,[1] PGC 15479,[1] LEDA 15479,[1] MCG -07-10-013[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "NGC 1616 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Caelum | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  3. ^ "NGC 1616 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1600 - 1649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
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