Astronomy:NGC 614

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NGC 614
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTriangulum
Right ascension 01h 35m 52.2s[1]
Declination+33° 40′ 55.1″[1]
Helio radial velocity5,059 km/s[2]
Distance222.6 Mly (68.26 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeSO[3]
Other designations
NGC 614, UGC 1140, MCG+05-04-075[4]

NGC 614 is a lenticular galaxy in the Triangulum constellation about 223 million light-years from the Milky Way. It is forming a pair with NGC 608. It was discovered on September 13, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Crook, Aidan C. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 655 (2): 790. doi:10.1086/510201. Bibcode2007ApJ...655..790C. 
  3. Paturel, G. (December 2003). "HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics 412: 45–55. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031411. Bibcode2003A&A...412...45P. 
  4. "NGC 614". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+614. 
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 600 - 649". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc6.htm#614.