NGC 214 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Andromeda, 189 million light-years away
NGC 214 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda , 189 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.2 and spans 1.9′ × 1.3′ of sky, about 102,700 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 214 from Sadiradra
Sadiradra
NGC 214
ANDROMEDA
NGC 214 lies 5.4° south of Sadiradra , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 214 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 85° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 84° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -85° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
NGC 214 is 189 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 214 tonight left it about 189 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 214
59 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 252, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 93, early spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 90, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 83, elliptical galaxy, 5.5° NGC 80, lenticular galaxy, 5.6°
NGC 214 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Andromeda Designations NGC 214, 2MASX J00412801+2529576, IRAS 00387+2513, MCG +04-02-044, PGC 002479, SDSS J004128.03+252957.7, UGC 00438 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 00h 41.5m Declination (J2000) +25° 30′ Magnitude 12.2 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ × 1.3′ Position angle 42° True size 102,700 light-years Distance 189 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,538 km/s, redshift 0.01525 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 1 to 500
