Right ascension 12 58 40.4 Redshift 214 ± 0 km/s Type ImV Magnitude 14.7 Apparent magnitude (V) 14.7 | Declination +14° 13′ 03″ Distance 7.9 Mly (2.4 Mpc) Apparent size (V) 1′.1 × 1′.0 Constellation Virgo | |
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Similar Aquarius Dwarf, IC 5152, Sextans B, Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular, Pisces Dwarf | ||
GR 8 (also known as UGC 8091) is a gas-rich dwarf irregular galaxy. In 1995, Tolstoy et al. estimated its distance to be (with the Hipparcos correction of 1997 applied) ~7.9 Million light-years from Earth. There is still open question regarding if it is a member of the Local Group. It was discovered at the Lick Observatory using the 20-inch astrograph in either 1946, 1947, or 1951.
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