| NGC 7716 | |
| Ra: | 23h 36m 30s |
| Dec: | +00° 17’ 50” |
| Constellation Name: | Pisces |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | SAb |
| Appmag B: | 12.9 |
| Sbrightness: | 22.75 mag/arcsec2 |
| Names: | PGC 71883, UGC 12702, MCG 0-60-19, CGCG 381-13, IRAS 23339+0001 |
NGC 7716 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 2,201 ± 26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 32.5 ± 2.3 Mpc (∼106 million ly).[1] NGC 7716 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1831.[2]
The luminosity class of NGC 7716 is II and it has a broad HI line.[3] According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 7716 is a candidate galaxy for the active galaxy classification.[4]
To date, twelve non-redshift measurements give a distance of 32.442 ± 5.854 Mpc (∼106 million ly), which is within the Hubble distance values.[5]
NGC 7716 is a member of a galaxy group of the same name. NGC 7716 group contains 5 members. The other galaxies in this group are NGC 7714, NGC 7715, UGC 12690 and UGC 12709.[6]