NGC 1416
| Galaxy NGC 1416 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 41 m 02.9 s |
| declination | -22 ° 43 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E1: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.20 × 1.2 |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | SSRS group 72 |
| Redshift | 0.007228 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 2167 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(93 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (28.4 ± 2.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Frank Muller |
| Discovery date | 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1416 • PGC 13548 • ESO 482-034 • MCG -04-09-048 • 2MASX J03410288-2243090 • SGC 33852-2252.7 • GALEX ASC J034102.76-224307.0 • LDCE 251 NED038 | |
NGC 1416 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 93 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1401 , NGC 1403 , NGC 1415 , IC 1983 , among others .
The property was discovered by Frank Muller in 1886 .