| NGC 4214 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 4214 in Optical and near-infrared, imaged by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 12h 15m 39.2s[1] |
| Declination | +36° 19′ 37″[1] |
| Redshift | 291 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | IAB(s)m[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 8.4′ × 6.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| KUG 1213+366, IRAS 12131+3636, NGC 4228, UGC 7278, MCG 6-27-42, PGC 39225, CGCG 187-32[1] | |
NGC 4214 is a dwarf barred irregular galaxy located around 10 million light-years[2] away in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered on 28 April 1785 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.[3] NGC 4214 is a member of the M94 Group.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4214. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ "Galaxy NGC 4214: A star formation laboratory". ESA/Hubble Photo Release. ESA/Hubble. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 4214". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 31 August 2024.