NGC 1316 (also known as Fornax A) is a
lenticular galaxy about 70 million light-years away in the
constellation Fornax. NGC 1316 is a radio galaxy. It is the
fourth-brightest radio source in the sky (as seen at 1400 MHz).
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. 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.
