PGC 55660

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Galaxy
LEDA / PGC 55660
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Constellation Snake
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 15 h 38 m 22.10 s
declination + 12 ° 57 ′ 39.0 ″
Appearance
Morphological type In the:  
Brightness  (B-band) 14.3 mag
Physical data
Redshift 0.006201 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 1859 ± 5 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(86 ± 6)  ·  10 6  ly
(26.4 ± 1.8)  Mpc 
history
Catalog names
UGC  9941 • PGC  55660 • CGCG  078-033 • MCG  + 02-40-005 • HIPASS J1538 + 12a • WISEA J153822.03 + 125738.4

LEDA / PGC 55660 is an irregular galaxy of Hubble type in the constellation Serpens north of the ecliptic , the estimated 86 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center. Together with three other galaxies, it is considered a member of the NGC 5970 group ( LGG 401 ).

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Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE