Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5381  ·  NGC 7814
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Supernova 2021rhu in NGC 7814, Astrillac
Supernova 2021rhu in NGC 7814
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Supernova 2021rhu in NGC 7814

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Supernova 2021rhu in NGC 7814, Astrillac
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Supernova 2021rhu in NGC 7814

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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. In fact, NGC 7814 is some 40 million light-years away and an estimated 60,000 light-years across. That actually makes the Little Sombrero about the same physical size as its better known namesake, appearing smaller and fainter only because it is farther away. View from 9/9/2021, NGC 7814 is hosting a newly discovered supernova, dominant immediately under the galaxy's core. C9EDGE, reducer, canon 60d astrodon, integration kept 7h40 from 20h total exposure.

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Supernova 2021rhu in NGC 7814, Astrillac