Astronomy:DDO 169
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Short description: Galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici
| DDO 169 | |
|---|---|
 DDO 169 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 13h 15m 30.31s |
| Declination | +47° 29′ 56.2″ |
| Redshift | +260 km/s |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.61 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | IAm |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.7′ × 0.9' |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 8331, PGC 46127 | |
DDO 169 (also known as UGC 8331) is an irregular galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is a member of the M51 Group of galaxies and measures approximately 5 × 1.5 kiloparsecs (16,000 × 5,000 lightyears).[1] The galaxy's large-scale structure is very unorganized and it has two clusters of stars in its outer portions in addition to the cluster in the center.[2] These clusters make it practically impossible to determine the galaxy's rotation curve and contributes to a large variation in distance figures that are derived with different methods.[1][2] The exact distance to the galaxy is not known, although a 1998 paper estimated the distance as 8.23 megaparsecs.[3]
References
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