NGC 414

NGC 414 is a pair of lenticular galaxies (PGC 4254 and PGC 93079) of types S0 and E/S0, respectively, located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1867 by Herman Schultz. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, irregularly round, much brighter middle, II 220 to the northwest.", with II 220 being NGC 410.[2]

NGC 414
SDSS image of NGC 414
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 01h 11m 17.8s[1]
Declination+33° 06 46[1]
Redshift0.015778[1]
Helio radial velocity4,730 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.5[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-19.44[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0 and E/S0[1]
Apparent size (V)0.8'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00744, CGCG 501-123, PGC 4254.[1]

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0414. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 414 at Wikimedia Commons


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