NGC 2714
| Galaxy NGC 2714 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Keel of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 53 m 29.8 s |
| declination | -59 ° 13 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009340 ± 0.000127 |
| Radial velocity | 2800 ± 38 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(115 ± 8) x 10 6 ly (35.2 ± 2.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 4, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2714 • PGC 24959 • ESO 125-007 • 2MASX J08532984-5913016 • SGC 085217-5901.6 • LDCE 610 NED001 | |
NGC 2714 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation Carina south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 115 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light-years across .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 4, 1835 .