NGC 213

NGC 213
SDSS image of NGC 213
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00h 41m 09.9940s [1]
Declination	+16° 28′ 09.508″ [1]
Redshift	0.018166 [1]
Distance	245.7 ± 17.2  Mly (75.32 ± 5.28  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	14.23 [1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)a [1]
Apparent size  (V)	1.7' × 1.4' [1]
Other designations
IRAS F00384+1611, 2MASX J00411000+1628101, UGC 436, MCG +03-02-023, PGC 2469, CGCG 457-026 [1]

NGC 213 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 14, 1784, by William Herschel. ^[2]

According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 213 is an Active Galaxy Nucleus Candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars. ^[3]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 213:

• SN 2020bqm (Type Ia, mag. 18.389) was discovered by ATLAS on 2 February 2020. ^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "Results for object NGC 0213". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
3. "NGC 213". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 5 September 2024.
4. "SN 2020bqm". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 4 September 2024.