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MCG +01-02-015 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is an example of a void galaxy,[4] and believed to be one of the most isolated galaxies known, with no other galaxies for around 100 million light-years in all directions.[5]
| MCG +01-02-015 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of MCG +01-02-015 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 30m 28s[1] |
| Declination | +05° 51′ 40″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023640[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7087 ± 18 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 293 Mly (89.9 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB[3] |
| Other designations | |
| LEDA 1852, CGCG 409-021, 2MASX J00302865+0551405, UZC J003028.7+055140[1] | |
MCG +01-02-015 was previously classified as an elliptical galaxy of class E2 although higher-resolution imaging has revealed it to be a barred spiral galaxy.[3]
It is theorised by many astrophysicists that void galaxies are the result of large galactic filaments being pulled on by the gravity of a neighboring super cluster out of the less densely populated areas. Galaxies such as MCG +01-02-015 are left behind by events such as these.[6]
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