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]
UGCA 86 | |
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![]() UGCA 86 as taken by Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Camelopardalis |
Right ascension | 03h 59m 50.5s[1] |
Declination | +67° 08′ 37″[1] |
Redshift | 67 ± 4 km/s[1] |
Distance | 9.72 ± 0.91 Mly (2.98 ± 0.28 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5[1] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | −17.0[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Im[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 5.0′ × 3.0′ [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 14241[1] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for UGCA 86. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ^ 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. arXiv:2005.03132. Bibcode:2020A&A...638A.111K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202037993. S2CID 218538458.
- ^ a b 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. arXiv:astro-ph/0408134. Bibcode:2005ApJ...625..130S. doi:10.1086/424962. S2CID 6461207.
- ^ I. D. Karachentsev (2005). "The Local Group and Other Neighboring Galaxy Groups". Astronomical Journal. 129 (1): 178–188. arXiv:astro-ph/0410065. Bibcode:2005AJ....129..178K. doi:10.1086/426368. S2CID 119385141.
External links
edit- UGCA 86 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images