NGC 7814 - Wikipedia NGC 7814 (also known as UGC 8 or Caldwell 43) is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus The galaxy is seen edge-on from Earth It is sometimes referred to as "the little sombrero", a miniature version of Messier 104
Hubbles Little Sombrero - Science@NASA Its larger namesake, the Sombrero Galaxy, is another stunning example of an edge-on galaxy — in fact, the “Little Sombrero” is about the same size as its bright namesake at about 60,000 light-years across, but as it lies farther away, and so appears smaller in the sky
Little Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 7814) – Constellation Guide NGC 7814 appears edge-on when seen from Earth It has a diameter of about 80,000 light years The galaxy was named the Little Sombrero because of its resemblance to the brighter Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104), located in the constellation Virgo, near the border with Corvus
APOD: 2025 January 23 - NGC 7814: Little Sombrero NGC 7814 is sometimes called the Little Sombrero for its resemblance to the brighter more famous M104, the Sombrero Galaxy Both Sombrero and Little Sombrero are spiral galaxies seen edge-on, and both have extensive halos and central bulges cut by a thin disk with thinner dust lanes in silhouette
Little Sombrero (NGC 7814) | Deep⋆Sky Corner The galaxy NGC 7814 is located in the constellation Pegasus On 24 September it is in opposition to the Sun and crosses the meridian at local midnight The best observation time is June to March, when it is highest at night
NGC 7814: A Small Sombrero Galaxy For Hubble - SpaceNews Set against a speckled backdrop of more remote galaxies, the Little Sombrero features a bright central bulge, a thin disk full of dust, and a glowing halo of gas and stars that sprawls out into
Little Sombrero - Sky Telescope A special case is when we are lucky enough to observe a spiral galaxy directly from its edge, providing us with a spectacular view This is NGC 7814 (40 million light years distant), also known as the “Little Sombrero ”
The Little Sombrero Galaxy (NGC7814) - AstroBin NGC 7814 in the constellation Pegasus is located about 40 million light-years away Nicknamed the Little Sombrero Galaxy for its obvious resemblance to M104, the Little Sombrero is actually about the