Astronomy:NGC 814

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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 814
NGC 814 NGC 814 legacy dr10.jpg
legacy survey image of NGC 814 (top) and NGC 815 (bottom)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 02h 10m 37.60711s[1]
Declination−15° 46′ 25.2419″[1]
Redshift0.005405[2]
Helio radial velocity1616 km/s[2]
Distance66.2 ± 4.9 Mly (20.30 ± 1.51 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB00 pec:[3]
Other designations
MCG-03-06-010, PGC 8319[2]

NGC 814 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be about 70 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 30,000 ly. NGC 814 was discovered on January 6, 1886, by the American astronomer Ormond Stone.[4]

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