Right ascension 12 15 39.2 Redshift 291 ± 3 km/s Apparent size (V) 8′.4 × 6′.6 | Declination +36° 19′ 37″ Type IAB(s)m Magnitude 10.2 Apparent magnitude (V) 10.2 | |
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Similar NGC 4449, NGC 4244, NGC 4490, NGC 4395, NGC 1569 | ||
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NGC 4214 is a dwarf barred irregular galaxy located around 10 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
Contents
- Hubble zoom into galaxy ngc 4214 1080p
- Galaxy ngc 4214 a star formation laboratory
- Characteristics
- References
Galaxy ngc 4214 a star formation laboratory
Characteristics
NGC 4214 is both larger and brighter than the Small Magellanic Cloud 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.
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
References
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