Camelopardalis A
Irregular Galaxy Camelopardalis A, type Irr,
in Camelopardalis
- RA:
- 04 : 25.3
- Dec:
- +72 : 48
- Type:
- Irr
- RV:
-
- Distance:
- 6500 kly ::
- Apparent Dimension:
- 3.7 x 2.1
- Diameter:
-
- Brightness:
- 14.8 mag vis
- Abs. Mag:
-
- Mass:
-
Camelopardalis A is a dwarf irregular galaxy situated close to, and possibly
related to NGC 1560. Both galaxies are lying in the
approximate direction of the Maffei 1 and the M81 groups of galaxies, so their
role in past dynamics of these and the Local Group of galaxies might be
interesting.
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Last Modification: January 1, 2000