NGC 1514

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Planetary Nebula
NGC 1514
NGC1514 Zoom.jpg
Amateur astronomical recording with a 14-inch telescope
AladinLite
Constellation bull
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 04h 09m 16.9s
declination + 30 ° 46 ′ 33 ″
Appearance
Apparent brightness  (visual) 10.9 likes 
Apparent brightness  (B-band) 10.0 mag 
Angular expansion 2.2 '
Central star
designation HD  281679 
Apparent brightness 10.1 mag 
Spectral class A2 
Physical data
Redshift 0.000199 
Radial velocity 59.8 km / s 
history
discovery Wilhelm Herschel
Date of discovery November 13, 1790
Catalog names
 NGC  1514 •  PK  165-15.1 •  GC  810 •  H  IV 69 •  h  311 • PN G165.5-15.2

NGC 1514 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Taurus , it is around 900 light years from the Sun and its diameter is half a light year.

The object was discovered on November 13, 1790 by the German-British astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel .

Web links

Commons : NGC 1514  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS: NGC 1514
  3. a b SIMBAD database
  4. a b VizieR
  5. SuW 11.2015 p. 65f
  6. Seligman