NGC 814

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NGC 814
legacy survey image of NGC 814 (top) and NGC 815 (bottom)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension02h 10m 37.60711s[1]
Declination−15° 46′ 25.2419″[1]
Redshift0.005405[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1616 km/s[2]
Distance66.2 ± 4.9 Mly (20.30 ± 1.51 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB00 pec:[3]
Other designations
MCG -03-06-010, PGC 8319[2]

NGC 814 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be about 70 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 30,000 ly. NGC 814 was discovered on January 6, 1886, by the American astronomer Ormond Stone.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 814". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ^ a b c "Results for object NGC 0814 (NGC 814)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  4. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 814 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 814 at Wikimedia Commons