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Galaxy in the constellation Caelum
NGC 1616 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located around 213 million light-years away in the constellation Caelum.[2] NGC 1616 was discovered on October 24th, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel, and its diameter is 116,000 light-years across.[1][3] NGC 1616 is not known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[4][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "NGC 1616 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Caelum | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "NGC 1616 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1600 - 1649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
External links
Media related to NGC 1616 at Wikimedia Commons
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