NGC 1316
Fornax A
NGC 1316 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1316:
| NGC: | NGC 1316 |
| Common name: | Fornax A |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 8.48 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.41 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.45 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 5.87 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:22:41.72 |
| Declination: | -37:12:29.60 |
| Major axis: | 13.46 ' |
| Minor axis: | 7.71 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 50° |
| Radial velocity: | 1767 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005911 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS