Galaxy NGC 4314 (Ground-Based View)
This image, taken in February 1996 by the 30-inch telescope Prime Focus Camera at the McDonald Observatory in Texas, shows the entire galaxy, including the bar of stars bisecting the core and the outer spiral arms, which begin near the ends of this bar. The box around the galaxy's core pinpoints the focus of the Hubble image.
Credit:McDonald Observatory
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 12200+3010, NGC 4314 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 22 31.91 |
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| Position (Dec): | 29° 53' 43.25" |
| Field of view: | 7.98 x 7.98 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° left of vertical |
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