Astronomy:UGCA 86

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Short description: Magellanic spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis
UGCA 86
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UGCA 86 as taken by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Right ascension 03h 59m 50.5s[1]
Declination+67° 08′ 37″[1]
Redshift67 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance9.72 ± 0.91 Mly (2.98 ± 0.28 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.5[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)−17.0[3]
Characteristics
TypeIm[1]
Apparent size (V)5.0 × 3.0 [1]
Other designations
PGC 14241[1]

UGCA 86 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy. It was first thought to be part of the Local Group, but after the brightest stars in the galaxy were observed, it became clear that it was located in the IC 342/Maffei Group.[4] UGCA 86 is thought to be a satellite galaxy of IC 342, however the separation between the two galaxies is over 50% larger than the distance between the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for UGCA 86. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. Karachentsev, Igor D.; Makarova, Lidia N.; Brent Tully, R.; Anand, Gagandeep S.; Rizzi, Luca; Shaya, Edward J.; Afanasiev, Viktor L. (2020). "KKH 22, the first dwarf spheroidal satellite of IC 342". Astronomy & Astrophysics 638: A111. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202037993. Bibcode2020A&A...638A.111K. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Stil, J. M.; Gray, A. D.; Harnett, J. I. (2005). "H I Distribution and Kinematics of UGCA 86". The Astrophysical Journal 625 (1): 130–142. doi:10.1086/424962. Bibcode2005ApJ...625..130S. 
  4. I. D. Karachentsev (2005). "The Local Group and Other Neighboring Galaxy Groups". Astronomical Journal 129 (1): 178–188. doi:10.1086/426368. Bibcode2005AJ....129..178K. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 03h 59m 50.5s, +67° 08′ 37″