NGC 16

NGC 16 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered on September 8, 1784, by William Herschel.^[3]

NGC 16
NGC 16 (Sloan Digital Sky Survey)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Pegasus
Right ascension	00h 09m 04.3s[1]
Declination	+27° 43′ 45″[1]
Redshift	0.010340[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3100 ± 17 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.0[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	−20.62[2]
Characteristics
Type	SAB0−[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.8′ × 1.0′[1]
Other designations
UGC 80, MCG +04-01-032, PGC 660[1]

In the Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook, ^[4] the visual appearance of NGC 16 is described as follows:

Round, with a slightly brighter centre; the outer nebulosity is of uniform surface brightness.

NGC 16 in near-infrared

See also

• NGC 15
• NGC 17
• NGC
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• List of NGC objects
• Galaxy