UGCA 86

Irregular, Elliptical or Lenticular Galaxy UGCA 86 (0355+66, PCG 14241), type Irr, dE or S0, in Camelopardalis

RA:
03 : 59.9
Dec:
+67 : 08
Type:
Irr or S0
RV:
+262 km/s
Distance:
6200 kly
Apparent Dimension:
0.8 x 0.7 arc min
Diameter:
Brightness:
13.5 mag vis
Abs. Mag:
Mass:
Although Mike Irwin and others count this galaxy to the Local Group now, its position in the sky and its recession velocity might indicate that it may be a member of the Maffei 1 group. This is particularly suggested by its close proximity to IC 342, from which it is separated by only 1.6 degrees in the sky; UGCA 86 may well be a companion to this galaxy.

On the other hand, Saha & Hoessel (1991) suggested this galaxy as a local group member because of its resolution into stars. From the magnitudes of the resolved stars, Karachentsev and Tikhonov (1993) estimated its distance as 1.9 Mpc (6.2 Mly) which would posts it at or slightly beyond the outer edges of the Local Group.

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