Q34400
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lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
Key facts
- Constellation
- Pegasus
- Right ascension
- 00 09 04.3
- Declination
- +27 ° 43 ′ 45 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 3100 ± 17 km/s
- Absolute magnitude v
- − 20.62
- Type
- SAB0
- Apparent size v
- 1.8 ′ × 1.0 ′
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NGC 16 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered on September 8, 1784, by William Herschel.
In the Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook, the visual appearance of NGC 16 is described as follows: