NGC 516

NGC 516
NGC 516 as seen by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01h 24m 08.1s [1]
Declination	+09° 33′ 06″ [1]
Redshift	0.008129 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2,437 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	14.13 [1]
Magnitude  (J)	11.370
Magnitude  (H)	10.747
Magnitude  (K)	10.518
Characteristics
Type	S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)	1.4' × 0.5' [1]
Other designations
UGC 946, CGCG 411-046, MCG +01-04-048, 2MASX J01240806+0933060, PGC 5148

NGC 516 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered on September 25, 1862, by Heinrich d'Arrest. ^[2]

NGC 524 group

NGC 516 is a member the NGC 524 group (also known as LGG 23), which contains at least 9 galaxies, including NGC 489, NGC 502 and NGC 524. ^[3]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0516. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
3. Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.

External links

• Media related to NGC 516 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 516 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS