Wide-field view of galaxy group HCG 16 (ground-based view)

This image shows a ground-based wide-field view of the region around HCG 16 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

About the Image

Id:heic1514b
Type:Observation
Release date:18 June 2015, 15:00
Related releases:heic1514
Size:7983 x 8304 px

About the Object

Name:HCG 16, NGC 833, NGC 835, NGC 838, NGC 839
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting
Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Liner
Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst
Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Seyfert
Distance:110 million light years
Constellation:Cetus
Category:Galaxies

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Coordinates

Position (RA):2 9 32.63
Position (Dec):-10° 9' 13.57"
Field of view:134.12 x 139.51 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° left of vertical


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BandTelescope
Optical
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DSS
Optical
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