UGCA 86
| Galaxy UGCA 86 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | giraffe |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 59 m 50.5 s |
| declination | + 67 ° 08 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (d) Im |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 5 ′, 0 × 3 ′, 0 |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Maffei group |
| Redshift | 0.000223 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | (67 ± 4) km / s |
| distance | (± 8.100.000 3.900.000) Lj / (2484000 ± 1.202.000) pc |
| diameter | 12,000 ly derived |
| history | |
| Catalog names | |
| UGC A 86 • PGC 14241 • IRAS 03547 + 6657 • | |
UGCA 86 is an irregular dwarf galaxy in the Maffei group and lies in the constellation of the giraffe . Within the Maffei group, she belongs to the subgroup IC 342 there.
properties
The galaxy is located approximately in a distance of 8 million light years from our solar system and has an apparent magnitude of 13.5 m . It moves away from the Earth at about 67 k m / s .
Derived from the distance on the one hand and the apparent size of 5.0 × 3.0 arc minutes on the other hand, the diameter of this galaxy is roughly 12,000 light years.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ ID Karachentsev: The Local Group and Other Neighboring Galaxy Groups . In: Astronomical Journal . 129, No. 1, 2005, pp. 178-188. arxiv : astro-ph / 0410065 . bibcode : 2005AJ .... 129..178K . doi : 10.1086 / 426368 .