NGC 7814
Appearance
NGC 7814 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 00h 03m 14.9s[1] |
Declination | +16° 08′ 44″[1] |
Redshift | 1050 ± 4 km/s[1] |
Distance | 40.0 ± 2.6 Mly (12.2 ± 0.8 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.6[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(S)ab[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 5′.5 × 2′.3[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 8,[1] PGC 218,[1] Caldwell 43 |
NGC 7814 (also known as UGC 8 or Caldwell 43) is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is seen edge-on from Earth. It is sometimes referred to as "the little sombrero", a miniature version of Messier 104. The star field behind NGC 7814 is known for its density of faint, remote galaxies as can be seen in the image here – in the same vein as the Hubble Deep Field.
Gallery
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NGC 7814 has a bright central bulge and a bright halo of gas.[3]
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NGC 7814 in an amateur telescope.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7814. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; et al. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal. 583 (2): 712–726. arXiv:astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode:2003ApJ...583..712J. doi:10.1086/345430.
- ^ "Dancing on the edge". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 7814.
- NOAO: NGC 7814
- NGC 7814 imaged via the Virtual Telescope robotic facility
- NGC 7814 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images