NGC1616 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1616 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC1616
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h32m [2] |
| Declination: | −43°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Caelum |
| Magnitude: | 12.64 (V) [2] 13.33 (B) [2] 10.71 (J) [2] 10.02 (H) [2] 9.68 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 58.8 Mpc 191.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.69 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.21 |