NGC 1616 explained

NGC 1616
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Caelum
Z:	0.01488±0.000033
Dist Ly:	213 Mly (65.58 Mpc)
Appmag V:	12.5
Type:	SAB(rs)bc pec?
Size:	116,000 ly
Size V:	1.905′ × 1′
Notes:	N/A
Names:	ESO 251-10, PGC 15479, LEDA 15479, MCG -07-10-013

NGC 1616 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located around 213 million light-years away in the constellation Caelum.^[1] NGC 1616 was discovered on October 24th, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel, and its diameter is 116,000 light-years across.^{[2] [3]} NGC 1616 is not known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NGC 1616 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Caelum TheSkyLive.com . 2024-04-01 . theskylive.com.
2. Web site: By Name NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . 2024-04-01 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
3. Web site: NGC 1616 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP . 2024-04-01 . www.wikisky.org.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1600 - 1649 . 2024-04-01 . cseligman.com.