NGC 7014
| NGC 7014 | |
|---|---|
The elliptical galaxy NGC 7014 (Hubble space Telescope) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h 07m 52.2s |
| Declination | −47° 10′ 44″ |
| Redshift | 0.016201 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,857 km/s |
| Distance | 208 Mly (63.8 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.38 |
| Absolute magnitude (B) | -22.72 ± 0.37 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E |
| Mass | 9.6×1010 (Stellar mass)6.52×1011 (Total Mass) M☉ |
| Size | ~132,900 ly (40.74 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9 x 1.5 |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 286-57, PGC 66153 | |
NGC 7014 is an elliptical galaxy located about 210 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus. NGC 7014 was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834. A population of around 1,634 known globular clusters surround the galaxy, and it is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 2.6 billion M☉. NGC 7014 is also classified as a type 1 seyfert galaxy.