Astronomy:NGC 16
From HandWiki
Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
| 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] |
| Helio 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] | |
NGC 16 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered on September 8, 1784, by William Herschel.[3]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0016. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+16&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "The galaxy NGC 16". https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC16.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 16". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0.htm#16.
- ↑ Jones, K. G. (1981). Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook. Enslow Publishers. ISBN 978-0-89490-134-8. https://archive.org/details/webbsocietydeeps00kenn.
External links
- NGC 16 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
 |  |
