NGC 4414

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NGC 4414
Galaxy List of galaxies

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4414
Observation data
(Epoch J2000)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 26m 27.1s[1]
Declination +31° 13′ 25″[1]
Redshift 716 ± 6 km/s[1]
Distance 62.3 Mly[2]
Type SA(rs)c?[1] II[citation needed]
Apparent dimensions (V) 3′.6 × 2′.0[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.0[1]
Notable features
Other designations
UGC 7539,[1] PGC 40692[1]

NGC 4414 is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 62 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is a flocculent galaxy, without well defined spiral arms. In 1974 a supernova, SN 1974G, was observed and is the only supernova in NGC 4414 to be recorded so far.

NGC 4414 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, as part of the HST's main mission to determine the distance to galaxies, and again in 1999 as part of the Hubble Heritage project. It has been part of an ongoing effort to study its Cepheid variable stars.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 4414. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  2. ^ Pattern Speeds BIMA-SONG Galaxies with Molecule-Dominated ISMs Using the Tremaine-Weinberg Method. (Turner et al. 1998). Retrieved on 2006-08-31.


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