Astronomy:NGC 2814

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
NGC 2814
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 2814.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension 09h 21m 11.5s[1]
Declination64° 15′ 11.5″[1]
Redshift0.00531[1]
Helio radial velocity1693 km/s[1]
Distance82 Mly (25 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb[1]
Size~33,400 ly (10.25 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1' x 0.3'[1]
Other designations
UGC 4952, CGCG 312-3, 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 25.0 ± 1.8 Mpc (∼81.5 million light years.).[1] Germany astronomer William Herschel discovered this galaxy on 3 April 1791.

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]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2814: SN 2020mmz (type II, mag. 17).[3]

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