| UGC 934 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Redshift | 0.034927 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10,471 km/s |
| Distance | 469 Mly |
| Group or cluster | Abell 1960 |
| Characteristics | |
| Size | 285,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 934, LEDA 5085, MCG +05-04-042, NSA 129346, 2MASX J012328.30+304703.9 | |
UGC 934, known as PGC 5085, is a large spiral galaxy about 470 million light-years away from the solar system.[1] It is located in the constellation of Pisces and about 285,000 thousand light-years in diameter.[1][2] With its neighboring galaxy PGC 212740, they together form Arp 70, the 70th number in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies which was created by Halton Arp.[3] In this class, they fall under spiral galaxies that have a small high-surface brightness companions.
According to SIMBAD, it is classified as a Seyfert type 2 galaxy, meaning it has an active galactic nucleus.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects 5000 to 5499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "UGC 934". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
This page was last edited on 21 April 2024, at 17:07