UGC 934

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UGC 934
Observation data
ConstellationPisces
Redshift0.034927
Heliocentric radial velocity10,471 km/s
Distance469 Mly
Group or clusterAbell 1960
Characteristics
Size285,000 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  2. ^ "Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects 5000 to 5499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ "Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ^ "UGC 934". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-19.