Hickson 16 is a bright quartet consisting of Hickson 16A (NGC 835), a moderately bright, small, round galaxy with a bright core. Forms a close pair with NGC 833 (Hickson 16B) 1.0' W
which is a moderately bright edge-on oriented ~E-W with a bright core. The "D" component (NGC 839) is also a moderately bright edge-on oriented ~E-W and has a similar appearance to NGC 833.
Finally, Hickson 16C (NGC 838) is fairly faint, slightly elongated, with a very small bright core and possibly a stellar nucleus. - Steve Gottlieb
