• Source: NGC 7716

    • NGC 7716 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 2,201 ± 26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 32.5 ± 2.3 Mpc (∼106 million ly). NGC 7716 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1831.
    The luminosity class of NGC 7716 is II and it has a broad HI line. According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 7716 is a candidate galaxy for the active galaxy classification.
    To date, twelve non-redshift measurements give a distance of 32.442 ± 5.854 Mpc (∼106 million ly), which is within the Hubble distance values.


    NGC 7716 group


    NGC 7716 is a member of a galaxy group of the same name. NGC 7716 group contains 5 members. The other galaxies in this group are NGC 7714, NGC 7715, UGC 12690 and UGC 12709.


    See also


    List of NGC objects (7001–7840)


    External links


    NGC 7716 at NASA/IPAC
    NGC 7716 at SIMBAD
    NGC 7716 at LEDA


    References

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