NGC 7016 | |
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![]() The Elliptical galaxy NGC 7016. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Capricornus |
Right ascension | 21h 07m 16.3s[1] |
Declination | −25° 28′ 08″[1] |
Redshift | 0.036845[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,046 km/s[1] |
Distance | 480 Mly (147 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.85[1] |
Absolute magnitude (B) | -22.97 ± 0.14[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E0[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] |
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]