NGC 3314
| Galaxy NGC 3314 |
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| The two galaxies NGC 3314A (foreground) and NGC 3314B (background) captured by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 37 m 13.2 s |
| declination | -27 ° 41 ′ 04 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | A: Sab: / sp / HII B: SA (s) c: |
| Brightness (visual) | A: 12.5 mag B: 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | A: 13.5 mag B: 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | A: 1.4 x 0.4 B: 0.4 x 0.3 |
| Position angle | A: 143 ° B: 98 ° |
| Surface brightness | A: 12.0 mag / arcmin² B: 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1060 |
| Redshift | A: 0.009510 ± 0.000027 B: 4641 ± 6 |
| Radial velocity | A: 2851 ± 8 km / s B: 0.015481 ± 0.000020 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(118 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (36.3 ± 2.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 24, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3314 • PGC 31531 (NGC 3314A) / PGC 31532 (NGC 3314B) • ESO 501-46 • MCG -04-25-041 • IRAS 10348-2725 • 2MASX J10371285-2741021 • SGC 103452-2725.5 • GC 2162 • h 3283 • AM 1034-272 • PRC D-48 | |
| Distance B: 198 ± 14 million ly | |
NGC 3314 consists of two spiral galaxies in the constellation Water Snake south of the celestial equator that happen to be facing the same direction. While the front galaxy (NGC 3314A) is about 118 million light years away from the Milky Way , the distance to the rear galaxy (NGC 3314B) is about 198 million light years.
The object was discovered on March 24, 1835 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
- Hubble Heritage Program
- GoBlack
- NGC 3314: When Galaxies Overlap - Astronomy Picture of the Day, May 7, 2005.
- astronews.com: An Unusual Couple May 11, 2000
- SIMBAD query