NGC 7016

NGC 7016
The Elliptical galaxy NGC 7016.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Capricornus
Right ascension 21h 07m 16.3s[1]
Declination −25° 28 08[1]
Redshift 0.036845/11,046 km/s[1]
Distance 479,514,000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.85 [1]
Characteristics
Type E0 or S0[1]
Size ~140,000 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V) 1.8 x 1.8[1]
Other designations
ESO 529-25, AM 2104-254, MCG -4-49-13,PRC C-58 PGC 66136 [1]

NGC 7016 is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy located about 480 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Capricornus.[2][3] NGC 7016's calculated velocity is 11,046 km/s.[3] NGC 7016 has an estimated diameter of about 140 thousand light years. NGC 7016 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth on July 8, 1885.[4]

Physical Characteristics

NGC 7016 is one of two prominent radio galaxies in the galaxy cluster Abell 3744 along with the double galaxy system NGC 7018.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7016. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7016 · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  3. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  5. M. Birkinshaw, D. M. Worrall (2014-03-20). "SLIDING NOT SLOSHING IN A3744: THE INFLUENCE OF RADIO GALAXIES NGC 7018 AND 7016 ON CLUSTER GAS". The Astrophysical Journal: 13. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/784/1/36/pdf.
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