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Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 214 is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Andromeda, located at a distance of 194 megalight-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered on September 10, 1784 by William Herschel.[6] The shape of this galaxy is given by its morphological classification of SABbc,[4] which indicates a weak bar-like structure (SAB) at the core and moderate to loosely-wound spiral arms (bc).
NGC 214 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 41m 28.02246s[1] |
Declination | +25° 29′ 57.8430″[1] |
Redshift | 0.015134[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,555 km/s[3] |
Distance | 193.8 Mly (59.43 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.97[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SABbc[4] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.9' × 1.4'[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 438, MCG +04-02-044, IRAS 00387+2513, F00388+2513,[5] CGCG 479-059, 2MASX J00412801+2529576, 2MASXi J0041280+252957, PGC 2479.[2] |
On July 19, 2005, a magnitude 17.4 supernova was detected at a position 16″ west and 2″ north of the galactic nucleus. The object was not visible on plates taken July 2, so it likely erupted after that date.[7] Designated SN 2005db, it was determined to be a type IIn supernova based on the spectrum.[8] A second supernova event was spotted from an image taken August 30, 2006, at 43″ west and 11.3″ south of the nucleus. It reached magnitude 17.8 and was designated SN 2006ep.[9] This was determined to be a type-Ib/c supernova.[10]
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