NGC 3314
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J2000 epoch) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 37m 12.5s |
| Declination | −27° 41′ 05″ |
| Redshift | +0.0095 (a) +0.01548 (b) |
| Distance | 117 Mly (a) 140 million ly (b) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +12.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBbc/SAab |
| Apparent size (V) | 2′.6 × 1′.7 |
| Notable features | galaxy overlapping another |
| Other designations | |
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NGC 3314 is a pair of overlapping
interacting galaxies, the two components of NGC 3314 are physically unrelated. It[clarification needed
] was discovered in April 1999.
In a March 2000 observation of the galaxies, a prominent green star-like object was seen in one of the arms. Astronomers theorized that it could have been a supernova, but the unique filtering properties of the foreground galaxy made it difficult to decide definitively.[1]
Both galaxies are members of the Hydra Cluster.[2]
References
- ^ Keel, Bill; Frattare, Lisa. "NGC 3314 Variable Object". heritage.stsci.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- Bibcode:1989A&AS...77..237R.
- ISSN 0004-6361.
External links
Media related to NGC 3314 at Wikimedia Commons- "Hubble Spies Galaxy Silhouettes". ScienceDaily. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (7 May 2005). "NGC 3314: When Galaxies Overlap". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- NGC 3314 on
- "NGC 3314". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
