NGC 14

NGC 14 is an irregular galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. It was included in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, under the section "Galaxies with the appearance of fission," since the irregular appearance of this galaxy causes it to look like it is coming apart.^[4] It was discovered on September 18, 1786, by William Herschel.^[5]

ConstellationPegasus

Right ascension00^h 08^m 46.4^s

Declination+15° 48′ 59″

Redshift0.002885^[1]

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NGC 14
NGC 14
Observation data (J 2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Pegasus
Right ascension	00h 08m 46.4s
Declination	+15° 48′ 59″
Redshift	0.002885[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	865 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance	47.1 Mly (12.8 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.71[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	−17.24 [3]
Characteristics
Type	(R)IB(s)m pec[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.995′ × 1.349′[1]
Other designations
UGC 75, PGC 647, Arp 235[1]

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