NGC 2314

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Galaxy
NGC 2314
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NGC 2314 [1]
NGC 2314
AladinLite
Constellation giraffe
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 10 m 32.55 s
declination + 75 ° 19 ′ 36.0 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E3  
Brightness  (visual) 12.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.2 mag
Angular expansion 1.1 ′ × 0.8 ′
Position angle 25 °
Surface brightness 12.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.012762 ± 0.000033  
Radial velocity 3826 ± 10 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(177 ± 12)  ·  10 6  ly
(54.2 ± 3.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Ernst Temple
Discovery date August 1, 1883
Catalog names
NGC  2314 • UGC  3677 • PGC  20305 • CGCG  348-032 • MCG  + 13-06-003 • 2MASX  J07103256 + 7519358 • GALEX ASC J071032.68 + 751937.0 • NVSS J071032 + 751936 • LDCE 478 NED007

NGC 2314 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Camelopardalis in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 177 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across. Presumably it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair together with IC 2174 .

The Type Ia supernova SN 2005ai was observed here.

The object was discovered on August 1, 1883 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2314
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman