UGC 2140

UGC 2140
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02h 39m 06.1s[1]
Declination +18° 23 02[1]
Redshift 0.013583[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.43[1]
Characteristics
Type Irr[2]
Apparent size (V) 1.7[1]
Other designations
VV 143, HCG 18, UGC 2140, Z 462-37, APG 258, MCG+03-07-037, Z 0236.3+1810, Arp 258

UGC 2140 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Aries. It was thought to be a compact group of galaxies, catalogued as HCG 18, but in 1999 the object was found to be a single galaxy with multiple star-forming regions.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for UGC 02140. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Plana, H.; Amram, P.; de Oliveira, C. Mendes; Balkowski, C. (2000). "Kinematics and Morphology of Ionized Gas in Hickson Compact Group 18". The Astronomical Journal. 120 (2): 621–629. arXiv:astro-ph/0004358Freely accessible. Bibcode:2000AJ....120..621P. doi:10.1086/301506.

Coordinates: 02h 39m 06.1s, +18° 23′ 02″

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