NGC 7814

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NGC 7814
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 00h 03m 14.9s[1]
Declination +16° 08′ 44″[1]
Redshift 1050 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance 40.0 ± 2.6 Mly (12.2 ± 0.8 Mpc)[2]
Type SA(S)ab[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 5′.5 × 2′.3[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.6[1]
Other designations
UGC 8,[1] PGC 218[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 7814 (also known as UGC 8) is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is seen edge-on from Earth.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 7814. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  2. ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal 583 (2): 712–726. doi:10.1086/345430.