NGC 614
| Galaxy NGC 614 / NGC 618 / NGC 627 |
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![NGC 614 with LEDA 212795 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC614_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 614 with LEDA 212795 SDSS Recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | triangle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 35 m 52.2 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 40 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0? |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 26 |
| Redshift | 0.017215 ± 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | 5161 ± 39 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(237 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (72.6 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 13, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 614 • UGC 1140 • PGC 5933 • CGCG 502-118 • MCG + 05-04-075 • 2MASX J01355227 + 3340545 • GC 362 • H III 174 • h 135 • GALEX ASC J013552.14 + 334055.4 • LDCE 74 NED092 | |
NGC 614 = NGC 618 = NGC 627 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Triangle in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 237 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 608 and IC 1718 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on September 13, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel . It was rediscovered twice by the British astronomer John Herschel , which led to additional entries in the New General Catalog . On November 11, 1827 as NGC 627 and on November 16, 1827 as NGC 618 .
Web links
Commons : NGC 614 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 614. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 29, 2015 .