NGC 4214 [SEP] constellation
NGC 4214
NGC 4214 is a dwarf barred irregular galaxy located around 10 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
Characteristics.
NGC 4214 is both larger and brighter than the Small Magellanic Cloud as well as a starburst galaxy, with the largest star-forming regions ("NGC 4214-I" and "NGC 4214-II") in the galaxy's center. Of the two, "NGC 4214-I" contains a super star cluster rich in Wolf-Rayet stars and "NGC 4214-II" is younger (age
less than 3 million years), including a number of star clusters and stellar associations.
NGC 4214 also has two older super star clusters, both with an age of 200 million years and respective masses of 2.6*10. y 1.5*10 solar masses.
See also.
- NGC 4236 - a similar irregular galaxy
External links.
- Hubble Heritage site: Detailed information on the HST picture of 4214
- Galaxy NGC 4214: A star formation laboratory ESA/Hubble photo release