NGC 214
| Galaxy NGC 214 |
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![NGC 214 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC214_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 214 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 41 m 28.029 s |
| declination | + 25 ° 29 ′ 57.99 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (r) c / AGN |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 35 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015134 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 4537 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(209 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (64.2 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 10, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 214 • UGC 438 • PGC 2479 • CGCG 479-059 • MCG + 04-02-044 • IRAS 00387 + 2513 • 2MASX J00412801 + 2529576 • GC 111 • H II 209 • h 47 • GALEX ASC J004127.98 + 252958.5 • LDCE 37 NED003 • NVSS J004128 + 252959 • WISEA J004128.05 + 252958.2 | |
NGC 214 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc with an active galaxy core in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 209 million light years from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light years in diameter.
The supernovae SN 2005db (Type-IIN) and SN 2006ep (Type Ib) were observed here.
The object was discovered on September 10, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
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