Astronomy:NGC 7016
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Capricornus
| 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[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 11,046 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 479.5 Mly |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7016. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7016 · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8203/ngc-7016/galaxy.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+7016&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.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70.htm.
- ↑ 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 784 (1): 13. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/784/1/36. Bibcode: 2014ApJ...784...36W.
External links
- NGC 7016 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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