NGC 4414 is a flocculent spiral galaxy, with short segments of spiral structure but without the dramatic well-defined spiral arms of a grand design spiral. The galaxy was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, as part of the HST's main mission to determine the distance to galaxies, and again in 1999 as part of the Hubble Heritage project .

Jun 3, 1999 · The Key Project team used this Hubble telescope view of the magnificent spiral galaxy, NGC 4414, to help calculate the expansion rate of the universe. Based on their discovery and careful brightness measurements of variable stars in this galaxy, the Key Project astronomers were able to make an accurate determination of the distance to the galaxy.

NGC 4414 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. NGC 4414 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 10.12, NGC 4414 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 80mm aperture or a small telescope.

Jun 3, 1999 · The resulting distance to NGC 4414, 19.1 megaparsecs or about 60 million light-years, along with similarly determined distances to other nearby galaxies, contributes to astronomers' overall knowledge of the rate of expansion of the universe. The Hubble constant (H0) is the ratio of how fast galaxies are moving away from us to their distance ...

Nov 20, 2016 · The featured true color image of flocculent spiral galaxy NGC 4414 was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope to help answer this question. The featured image was augmented with data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS).

Jun 3, 1999 · In 1995, the majestic spiral galaxy NGC 4414 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope as part of the HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale.

NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy Credit: Olivier Vallejo (Observatoire de Bordeaux), HST, ESA, NASA. Explanation: How much mass do flocculent spirals hide? The above true color image of flocculent spiral galaxy NGC 4414 was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope to …

Oct 29, 2024 · On a crisp night in March 1785, William Herschel pointed his telescope toward the constellation of Coma Berenices and stumbled upon a celestial wonder—NGC 4414. This spiral galaxy, located approximately 60 million light-years away, has since captivated astronomers and stargazers alike.

Oct 28, 2024 · Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a magnificent new image of the unbarred spiral galaxy NGC 4414. This Hubble image shows NGC 4414, an unbarred spiral galaxy located 51 million light …

In 1995, the majestic spiral galaxy NGC 4414 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope as part of the HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. An international team of astronomers, led by Dr. Wendy Freedman of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, observed this galaxy on 13 different occasions over the course ...