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 | |
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![]() NGC 7814 by the Mount Lemmon Observatory | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 00h 03m 14.9s[1] |
Declination | +16° 08′ 44″[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 1050 ± 4 km/s[1] |
Distance | 40.0 ± 2.6 Mly (12.2 ± 0.8 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.6[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(S)ab[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 5′.5 × 2′.3[1] |
Other designations | |
Caldwell 43, UGC 8, PGC 218[1] |
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New General Catalogue 7500 to 7840 | |
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Uppsala General Catalogue 1 to 499 | |
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