PGC 16389
| PGC 16389 | |
|---|---|
 Image taken using the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Caelum |
| Right ascension | 04h 56m 58.7s[1] |
| Declination | −42° 48′ 14″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002192 ± 0.000017 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 657 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 6.61 megaparsecs (21.6 Mly)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Irr[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J02232199+3211492, ESO 252-IG1, AM 0455-425, PGC 16389 | |
LEDA/PGC 16389 is a Hubble-type dwarf irregular galaxy (dIrr) in the constellation Caelum in the southern sky. It is estimated to be 22 million light-years from the Milky Way and forms an optical galaxy pair with APMBGC 252+125-117.
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