NGC 1214
| Galaxy NGC 1214 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 06 m 56.0 s |
| declination | -09 ° 32 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) 0+? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 40 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | HCG 23 |
| Redshift | 0.016241 ± 0.000050 |
| Radial velocity | 4869 ± 15 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(216 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (66.2 ± 4.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | October 21, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1214 • PGC 11675 • MCG -02-08-051 • 2MASX J03065595-0932389 • HCG 23A • NVSS J030656-093232 • LDCE 225 NED003 • HOLM 66A | |
NGC 1214 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 216 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years across. The galaxy is listed as a member of the HCG 23 galaxy group .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1208 , NGC 1215 , NGC 1216 , IC 1880 .
The object was discovered on October 21, 1886 by the astronomer Lewis Swift .