Hickson 16 in Cetus
| HICKSON |
NAME |
SIZE (M) |
MAG (V) |
SB |
| 16a |
NGC 835 |
1.3X1.0 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
| 16b |
NGC 833 |
1.5X0.7 |
12.7 |
12.6 |
| 16c |
NGC 838 |
1.1X0.9 |
13.0 |
12.8 |
| 16d |
NGC 839 |
1.4X0.7 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
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
