Right ascension 03 59 50.5 Redshift 67 ± 4 km/s Type Im Constellation Camelopardalis | Declination +67° 08′ 37″ Absolute magnitude (V) -17.0 Magnitude 13.5 Apparent magnitude (V) 13.5 | |
Distance 8,500,000 ly (2,600,000 pc) Similar IC 5152, Cetus Dwarf, Tucana Dwarf, Andromeda VIII, Aquarius Dwarf | ||
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. 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.
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