NGC 7814

(AKA THE SMALL SOMBRERO GALAXY)

SPIRAL GALAXY IN PEGASUS

 (Image Centred at ra 0h:03m / dec +16:09)

September 2015 - Camping La Porteña, San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DATA

Type: Spiral Galaxy

Apparent Magnitude: 10.5

Apparent diameter: 6.3 arc minutes 

Distance: 40 millions light years

IMAGE INFORMATION

OPTICS: 8" f5 Orion Optics Reflector with Televue Paracorr working at 5.75

CAMERA: QSI 583 WS  

FILTERS: Baader LRGB

MOUNT: Sky Watcher NEQ6

SKY CONDITIONS: rural skies.

EXPOSURES: LRGB (70,30,30,30) RGB shots at bin 2x2

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

NGC 7814 is also called the Little Sombrero because its similarities with the well known M 104. Rather small and less brighter than The Sombrero Galaxy, NGC 7814 has an estimated extension of 60.000 light years across. 10 k light years more than M 104 which is also 10 Million light years closer. Both galaxies are seen "hedge on" and both had extensive central bulges cut by a thin and obscure disk or dust lane and a bright halo of glowing gas and stars extending outwards into space.