Astronomy:NGC 2814

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NGC 2814
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NGC 2814 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension 09h 21m 11.4079s[1]
Declination+64° 15′ 12.499″[1]
Redshift0.00531[1]
Helio radial velocity1592 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance81.4 ± 5.7 Mly (24.97 ± 1.75 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb[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, UGC 4952, MCG+11-12-004, PGC 26469[1]

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 has a luminosity class of II.[1]

Holmberg 124

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]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2814: SN 2020mmz (Type II, mag. 17.0528) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 13 June 2020.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for object NGC 2814. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+2814. 
  2. ESA/Hubble "Late-type" galaxy? Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. 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. Bibcode1937AnLun...6....1H. 
  4. "SN 2020mmz". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020mmz.