NGC 514

NGC 514 is a low-luminosity,^[8] intermediate spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Pisces, located at a distance of approximately 83^[3] million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered on 16 October 1784 by astronomer William Herschel.^[9] The general form of the galaxy is specified by its morphological classification of SAB(rs)c,^[5] which indicates it has a weak bar system at the core (SAB), an incomplete ring formation around the bar (rs), and somewhat loosely-wound spiral arms (c). This galaxy has an H II nucleus^[10] with an extended region that displays weak emission lines in the optical range, but not in the near infrared.^[5] The suspected supermassive black hole at the core has an estimated mass of 3.2×10⁶ M_☉.^[8]

NGC 514
SDSS image of NGC 514
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01h 24m 03.89603s[1]
Declination	+12° 55′ 02.8476″[1]
Redshift	0.008246±0.000010[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2,472 km/s[3]
Distance	82.8 Mly (25.4 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.65[4]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)c[5]
Apparent size (V)	3.5′ × 2.8′[6]
Other designations
UGC 947,[7] PGC 5139[6]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 514. SN 2020uxz (Type Ia, mag. 16.5) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 5 October 2020.^[11][12]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)