UGC 2140
| UGC2140 | |
|---|---|
 UGC 2140 with thelegacy surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 02h39m06.1s[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 | |
| VV143,HCG18,UGC2140,Z462-37,APG258,MCG+03-07-037,Z0236.3+1810,Arp258 | |
UGC 2140is anirregular galaxyin the constellationAries.It was thought to be acompact groupof galaxies, catalogued asHCG 18,but in 1999 the object was found to be a single galaxy with multiplestar-forming regions.[2]
References
[edit]- ^abcde"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for UGC 02140.Retrieved29 October2014.
- ^abPlana, 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/0004358.Bibcode:2000AJ....120..621P.doi:10.1086/301506.S2CID51747713.
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