| NGC 214 | |
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 HST image of NGC 214 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 41m 28.02246s[1] |
| Declination | +25° 29′ 57.8430″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015134[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,555 km/s[3] |
| Distance | 193.8 Mly (59.43 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.97[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SABbc[4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9' × 1.4'[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 438,MCG +04-02-044,IRAS 00387+2513, F00388+2513,[5]CGCG 479-059,2MASX J00412801+2529576, 2MASXi J0041280+252957,PGC 2479.[2] | |
NGC 214 is aspiral galaxy in the northernconstellation ofAndromeda, located at a distance of 194megalight-years from theMilky Way.[3] It was discovered on September 10, 1784 byWilliam Herschel.[6] The shape of this galaxy is given by itsmorphological classification of SABbc,[4] which indicates a weak bar-like structure (SAB) at the core and moderate to loosely-wound spiral arms (bc).
On July 19, 2005, a magnitude 17.4 supernova was detected at a position16″ west and2″ north of the galactic nucleus. The object was not visible on plates taken July 2, so it likely erupted after that date.[7] DesignatedSN 2005db, it was determined to be atype IIn supernova based on the spectrum.[8] A second supernova event was spotted from an image taken August 30, 2006, at43″ west and11.3″ south of the nucleus. It reached magnitude 17.8 and was designatedSN 2006ep.[9] This was determined to be atype-Ib/c supernova.[10]
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