NGC 7014

NGC 7014

The elliptical galaxy NGC 7014.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 21h 07m 52.2s[1]
Declination −47° 10′ 44″[1]
Redshift 0.016201/4857 km/s[1]
Distance 208,115,600 ly
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.38[1]
Characteristics
Type E [1]
Apparent size (V) 1.9 x 1.5 [1]
Other designations
ESO 286-57, PGC 66153[1]

NGC 7014 is an Elliptical galaxy located about 210 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.[2][3] NGC 7014's calculated velocity is 4857 km/s.[4] NGC 7014 was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[5]

Physical Characteristics

NGC 7014 is part of a galaxy cluster called A3742 which is located near the center of the Pavo-Indus Supercluster.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7014. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7014 · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  6. ↑ "The Pavo-Indus Supercluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
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