NGC 1016

NGC 1016 is an elliptical galaxy approximately 287 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cetus.[2][4] It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on January 15, 1865 with William Lassell's 48" telescope on Malta.[5]

NGC 1016
NGC 1016 (NASA/ESA HST)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension02h 38m 19.56s [1]
Declination+02° 07′ 09.30″ [1]
Redshift0.022209 [1]
Helio radial velocity6658 ± 17 km/s [1]
Distance287 Mly [2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.60 [3]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.60 [3]
Characteristics
TypeE [1]
Apparent size (V)2.4 x 2.4 [1]
Other designations
PGC 9997, MCG 0-7-67, UGC 2128
  • NGC 1016 (SDSS)
  • NGC 1016 and nearby galaxies (SDSS)

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  2. Dullo, Bililign T.; Graham, Alister W. (2014). "Depleted cores, multi-component fits, and structural parameter relations for luminous early-type galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 444 (3): 2700–2722. arXiv:1310.5867v2. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.444.2700D. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1590. S2CID 119115650.
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 1016". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  4. "NGC 1016". Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  5. "Data for NGC 1016". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.


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