NGC 2814 is a small spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 1,693 ± 8 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 24.97 ± 1.75 Mpc (~81.5 million light years.).[1] German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered this galaxy on 3 April 1791.
| NGC 2814 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2814 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 09h 21m 11.4079s[1] |
| Declination | +64° 15′ 12.499″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00531[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1592 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 81.4 ± 5.7 Mly (24.97 ± 1.75 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb[1] |
| Size | ~49,400 ly (15.16 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1' x 0.3'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| HOLM 124C, IRAS 09170+6428, 2MASX J09211152+6415117, UGC 4952, MCG +11-12-004, PGC 26469, CGCG 312-003[1] | |
NGC 2814 has a luminosity class of II.[1]
NGC 2814 has three galactic neighbours: the side-on spiral galaxy NGC 2820; the irregular galaxy IC 2458; and the face-on non-barred spiral galaxy NGC 2805. Collectively, the four galaxies make up the galaxy group known as Holmberg 124.[2][3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 2814: SN 2020mmz (type II, mag. 17) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 13 June 2020.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for object NGC 2814. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ ESA/Hubble "Late-type" galaxy? Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Holmberg, Erik (1937). "A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems". Annals of the Observatory of Lund. 6: 1. Bibcode:1937AnLun...6....1H.
- ^ "SN 2020mmz". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
External links
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Media related to NGC 2814 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 2814 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
