UGCA 86

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
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

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for UGCA 86. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
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. arXiv:2005.03132. Bibcode:2020A&A...638A.111K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202037993. S2CID 218538458.
3. 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.
4. 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

• UGCA 86 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images