NGC 4214
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| NGC 4214 | |
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 Optical and near-infrared image, taken using the Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 12h 15m 39.2s[1] |
| Declination | +36° 19′ 37″[1] |
| Redshift | 291 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Type | IAB(s)m[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 8′.4 × 6′.6[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7278[1], PGC 39225[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 4214 is a dwarf barred irregular galaxy located around 10 million light-years[2] away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
[edit] See also
- NGC 4236 - a similar irregular galaxy
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4214. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ "Galaxy NGC 4214: A star formation laboratory". ESA/Hubble Photo Release. ESA/Hubble. http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1109/. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to NGC 4214 at Wikimedia Commons
- Hubble Heritage site: Deltailed Information on the HST picture of 4214
- Galaxy NGC 4214: A star formation laboratory ESA/Hubble Photo Release
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