NGC 7814

NGC 7814
NGC 7814 by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pegasus
Right ascension	00h 03m 14.9s[1]
Declination	+16° 08′ 44″[1]
Redshift	1050 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance	40.0 ± 2.6 Mly (12.2 ± 0.8 Mpc)[2]
Type	SA(S)ab[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	5′.5 × 2′.3[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.6[1]
Other designations
UGC 8,[1] PGC 218,[1] Caldwell 43
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

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 in an amateur telescope

See also

• Sombrero Galaxy

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7814. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-11-25. 
2. ^ Jensen, Joseph B.; Tonry, John L.; Barris, Brian J.; Thompson, Rodger I.; Liu, Michael C.; Rieke, Marcia J.; Ajhar, Edward A.; Blakeslee, John P. (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. 

External links

• NOAO: NGC 7814
• NGC 7814 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Coordinates: 00^h 03^m 14.9^s, +16° 08′ 44″