Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  Fornax A  ·  Fornax B  ·  HD20956  ·  NGC 1316  ·  NGC 1317
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NGC 1316 Fornax A, B, Don Pearce
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NGC 1316 Fornax A, B

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NGC 1316 Fornax A, B

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NGC 1316 is located within the Fornax Cluster, a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Fornax. However, in contrast to Messier 87, which is a similar elliptical galaxy that is located in the center of the Virgo Cluster, NGC 1316 is located at the edge of the Fornax Cluster.[11]

NGC 1316 appears to be interacting with NGC 1317, a small spiral galaxy to the north. However, that small spiral galaxy does not appear to be sufficiently large enough to cause the distortions seen in the structure of this galaxy.[5]

NGC 1316 has hosted four supernovae (all type Ia): 1980N, 1981D, 2006dd and 2006mr.[3][12]

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NGC 1316 Fornax A, B, Don Pearce