NGC 7814

NGC 7814 (also known as UGC 8 or Caldwell 43) is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is seen edge-on from Earth. It is sometimes referred to as "the little sombrero", a miniature version of Messier 104. The star field behind NGC 7814 is known for its density of faint, remote galaxies as can be seen in the image here – in the same vein as the Hubble Deep Field.

NGC 7814
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension 00h 03m 14.9s[1]
Declination+16° 08′ 44″[1]
Redshift1050 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance40.0 ± 2.6 Mly (12.2 ± 0.8 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(S)ab[1]
Apparent size (V)5′.5 × 2′.3[1]
Other designations
UGC 8,[1] PGC 218,[1] Caldwell 43
  • NGC 7814 has a bright central bulge and a bright halo of gas.[3]
  • NGC 7814 in an amateur telescope.

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7814. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  2. Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; et al. (February 2003). "Measuring Distances and Probing the Unresolved Stellar Populations of Galaxies Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations". Astrophysical Journal. 583 (2): 712–726. arXiv:astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode:2003ApJ...583..712J. doi:10.1086/345430.
  3. "Dancing on the edge". Retrieved 24 June 2015.



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