NGC 7014
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| NGC 7014 | |
|---|---|
 The elliptical galaxy NGC 7014 (Hubble space Telescope) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h 07m 52.2s[1] |
| Declination | −47° 10′ 44″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016201[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,857 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 208 Mly (63.8 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.38[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (B) | -22.72 ± 0.37[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E [1] |
| Mass | 9.6×1010 (Stellar mass)[2]6.52×1011 (Total Mass)[3] M☉ |
| Size | ~132,900 ly (40.74 kpc) (estimated)[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.[4][5][6] NGC 7014 was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[7] A population of around 1,634 known globular clusters surround the galaxy,[3] and it is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 2.6 billion M☉.[8] NGC 7014 is also classified as a type 1 seyfert galaxy.[9]
Group membership
[edit | edit source]NGC 7014 is the brightest member[10] of Abell 3742[11] which is located near the center of the Pavo–Indus Supercluster.[12]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- NGC 7014 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
