NGC 7016
| Galaxy NGC 7016 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Capricorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 07 m 16.3 s |
| declination | -25 ° 28 ′ 08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 3744 NGC 7016 group |
| Redshift | 0.036845 ± 0.000028 |
| Radial velocity | 11,046 ± 8 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(496 ± 35) · 10 6 ly (152.2 ± 10.7) Mpc |
| diameter | 140,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | July 8, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7016 • PGC 66.136 • ESO 529-25 • MCG -04-49-013 • 2MASX J21071628-2528080 • SGC 210420-2540.3 • GALEX ASC J210716.28-252807.7 • USGC S246 NED02 | |
NGC 7016 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation of Capricorn on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 496 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 115,000 ly.
NGC 7016 is the brightest member of the NGC 7016 galaxy group, which also includes galaxies NGC 7017 , NGC 7018, and PGC 69143 .
The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on July 8, 1885 .
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