Nicknamed the "Little Sombrero" for its striking rese7mblance to the famous M104, NGC 7814 (Caldwell 43) is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus.
Situated approximately 40 million light-years from Earth and spanning nearly 80,000 light-years in diameter, with an apparent magnitude of 11.6, it features a prominent, bright central bulge and a thin, dark dust lane that cuts right across its entire disk.
Nicknamed the "Little Sombrero" for its striking rese7mblance to the famous M104, NGC 7814 (Caldwell 43) is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus.
Situated approximately 40 million light-years from Earth and spanning nearly 80,000 light-years in diameter, with an apparent magnitude of 11.6, it features a prominent, bright central bulge and a thin, dark dust lane that cuts right across its entire disk.