NGC 16 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered on September 8, 1784, by William Herschel.[3]
| NGC 16 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 16 (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 00h 09m 04.3s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 43′ 45″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.010340[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3100 ± 17 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −20.62[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB0−[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8′ × 1.0′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 80, MCG +04-01-032, PGC 660[1] | |
In the Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook, [4] the visual appearance of NGC 16 is described as follows:
Round, with a slightly brighter centre; the outer nebulosity is of uniform surface brightness.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0016. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "The galaxy NGC 16".
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 16". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Jones, K. G. (1981). Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook. Enslow Publishers. ISBN 978-0-89490-134-8.
External links
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