NGC 7016

NGC 7016
The Elliptical galaxy NGC 7016.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCapricornus
Right ascension21h 07m 16.3s[1]
Declination−25° 28′ 08″[1]
Redshift0.036845[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity11,046 km/s[1]
Distance480 Mly (147 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.85[1]
Absolute magnitude (B)-22.97 ± 0.14[1]
Characteristics
TypeE0[1]
Size~157,400 ly (48.26 kpc) (estimated)[1]
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]
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NGC 7016 is an elliptical 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] The galaxy has an estimated diameter of about 160 thousand light years[3] and was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth on July 8, 1885.[4] It is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 1.4 × 109 M.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7016. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  2. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7016 · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  3. ^ a b c "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  5. ^ Arzoumanian, Zaven; Baker, Paul T.; Brazier, Adam; Brook, Paul R.; Burke-Spolaor, Sarah; Becsy, Bence; Charisi, Maria; Chatterjee, Shami; Cordes, James M.; Cornish, Neil J.; Crawford, Fronefield; Cromartie, H. Thankful; Decesar, Megan E.; Demorest, Paul B.; Dolch, Timothy (2021-06-01). "The NANOGrav 11 yr Data Set: Limits on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Galaxies within 500 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal. 914 (2): 121. arXiv:2101.02716. Bibcode:2021ApJ...914..121A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfcd3. ISSN 0004-637X.