Distance Estimates
At least two methods have been used to estimate the distance to NGC 1316: surface brightness fluctuation (SBF) in 2003 and planetary nebula luminosity function (PNLF) in 2006. Being a lenticular galaxy, it is not suitable to apply the cepheid variable method. Using SBF, a distance estimate of 20.0 ± 1.6 Mpc was computed. Using PNLF, 45 planetary nebula candidates were located and a distance estimate of 17.9 +0.8
−0.9 Mpc was computed. Averaged together, these two distance measurements give a combined distance estimate of 62.0 ± 2.9 Mly (19.0 ± 0.9 Mpc).
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