NGC 4214
| NGC 4214 | |
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Optical and near-infrared image, taken using the Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)
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| 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] |
| Type | IAB(s)m[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 8′.4 × 6′.6[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 7278,[1] PGC 39225[1] | |
NGC 4214 is a dwarf barred irregular galaxy located around 10 million light-years[2] away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
Characteristics
NGC 4214 is both larger and brighter than the Small Magellanic Cloud[3] as well as a starburst galaxy, with the largest star-forming regions (NGC 4214-I and NGC 4214-II) in the galaxy's center. Of the two, NGC 4214-I contains a super star cluster rich in Wolf-Rayet stars and NGC 4214-II is younger (age less than 3 million years), including a number of star clusters and stellar associations.[4]
NGC 4214 also has two older super star clusters, both with an age of 200 million years and respective masses of 2.6*105 y 1.5*106 solar masses[5]
See also
- NGC 4236 - a similar irregular galaxy
References
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External links
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