NGC 214

NGC 214 is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Andromeda, located at a distance of 59.43 Mpc from the Milky Way. It was discovered on September 10, 1784 by William Herschel. The shape of this galaxy is given by its morphological classification of SABbc, which indicates a weak bar-like structure (SAB) at the core and moderate to loosely-wound spiral arms (bc).

On July 19, 2005, a magnitude 17.4 supernova was detected at a position $4,555 km/s$ west and $16 arcsecond$ north of the galactic nucleus. The object was not visible on plates taken July 2, so it likely erupted after that date. Designated SN 2005db, it was determined to be a type IIn supernova based on the spectrum. A second supernova event was spotted from an image taken August 30, 2006, at $2 arcsecond$ west and $43 arcsecond$ south of the nucleus. It reached magnitude 17.8 and was designated SN 2006ep. This was determined to be a type-Ib/c supernova.