NGC 514

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NGC 514

An ultraviolet image of NGC 514 taken with GALEX.
Credit: GALEX/NASA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 24m 03.9s[1]
Declination +12° 55′ 03″[1]
Redshift 2472 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance 100 million ly[citation needed]
Type SAB(rs)c[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 3′.5 × 2′.8[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.2[1]
Other designations
UGC 947,[1] PGC 5139[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 514 is an intermediate spiral galaxy approximately 100 million light-years from the Milky Way. It has a H II nucleus.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 514. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  2. ^ Ho, Luis C.; Filippenko, Alexei V. & Sargent, Wallace L. W. (October 1997), “A Search for "Dwarf" Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies”, Astrophysical Journal Supplement 112: 315-390