UGC 5497

UGC 5497
Hubble image of UGC 5497. The object is a compact blue dwarf galaxy that is infused with newly formed clusters of stars.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major[1]
Right ascension10h 12m 48.48s[2]
Declination+64° 06′ 26.8″[2]
Distance12,000,000 ± 00 kly (3,679,217 ± 0 kpc)h−1
0.73[1]
Group or clusterMessier 81[1]
Characteristics
TypedI[2]
Other designations
MCG+11-13-007, Z 1009.1+6422, LEDA 29735, Z 313-5[2]

UGC 5497 is a dwarf galaxy, located about 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a member of the M81 Group.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Compact Blue Dwarf Can't Hide". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search results for UCG 5491". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  3. ^ Kristin Chiboucas, Igor D. Karachentsev, R. Brent Tully: Discovery of New Dwarf Galaxies in the M81 Group, 2009AJ....137.3009C


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