NGC 1716


NGC1716 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Lepus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 11 December 1835.
NGC 1716 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1716.SN2020sgg was discovered by ATLAS on 30 August 2020.SN2024qux was discovered by ATLAS on 1 August 2024.