NGC 716

{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries}}

{{Sky|01|52|59.65476|+|12|42|30.6934}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| image = 250px

| alt = NGC 716

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 716

| epoch = J2000

| constellation name = Aries

| ra = {{RA|01|52|59.65476}}{{cite Gaia EDR3}}

| dec = {{DEC|+12|42|30.6934}}

| h_radial_v = 4584 km/s

| z = 0.015409

| dist_ly = {{cvt|53.55|±|2.409|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}{{cite web|url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%20716&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1|title=Results for object NGC 0716 (NGC 716)|work=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|publisher=California Institute of Technology|accessdate=2024-10-31}}

| group_cluster =

| type = SBa?

| size =

| appmag_v =

| appmag_b = 14.0

| absmag_v =

| size_v =

| names = {{odlist|IC=1743|UGC=1351|MCG=+02-05-054|PGC=6982}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 716|accessdate=2024-10-31}}

}}

NGC 716 is a large barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Aries,{{Cite web |title=NGC 716 |url=https://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?ngc+716 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=spider.seds.org}} about 200 million light-years away from the Milky Way. The luminosity class of NGC 716 is I and has a large HI line.{{Cite web |last=Astronomy |first=Go |title=NGC 716 {{!}} galaxy in Aries {{!}} NGC List {{!}} GO ASTRONOMY |url=https://www.go-astronomy.com/ngc.php?ID=761 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Go-Astronomy.com |language=en-US}} It also contains regions of ionized hydrogen. Many non-redshift measurements provide a distance of 54,023±8,169 Mpc (~176 million light years), which is within the distances calculated using the redshift value.{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=Universe |title=NGC 716 Galaxy Facts (IC 1743) & Distance |url=https://www.universeguide.com/galaxy/ngc716 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Universe Guide |language=en-us}}