Astronomy:NGC 7014

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Indus
NGC 7014
The elliptical galaxy NGC 7014 (Hubble space Telescope)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationIndus
Right ascension 21h 07m 52.2s[1]
Declination−47° 10′ 44″[1]
Redshift0.016201[1]
Helio radial velocity4,857 km/s[1]
Distance208 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.38[1]
Characteristics
TypeE [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.[2][3][4] NGC 7014 was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[5]

Group membership

NGC 7014 is the brightest member[6] of Abell 3742[7] which is located near the center of the Pavo–Indus Supercluster.[8]

See also

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