NGC 2814

NGC 2814
NGC 2814 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension09h 21m 11.5s[1]
Declination64° 15′ 11.5″[1]
Redshift0.00531[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1693 km/s[1]
Distance82 Mly (25 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb[1]
Size~33,400 ly (10.25 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1' x 0.3'[1]
Other designations
IRAS 09170+6428, 2MASX J09211152+6415117, UGC 4952, MCG +11-12-004, PGC 26469, CGCG 312-003, HOLM 124C[1]

NGC 2814 is a small spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 1,693 ± 8 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 25.0 ± 1.8 Mpc (~81.5 million light years.).[1] German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered this galaxy on 3 April 1791.

NGC 2814 has a luminosity class of II.[1]

NGC 2814 has three galactic neighbours: the side-on spiral galaxy NGC 2820; the irregular galaxy IC 2458; and the face-on non-barred spiral galaxy NGC 2805. Collectively, the four galaxies make up the galaxy group known as Holmberg 124.[2][3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2814: SN 2020mmz (type II, mag. 17).[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2814. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ ESA/Hubble "Late-type" galaxy? Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ Holmberg, Erik (1937). "A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems". Annals of the Observatory of Lund. 6: 1. Bibcode:1937AnLun...6....1H.
  4. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2020mmz. Retrieved 19 November 2023.