UGCA168 / Galaxy, type Scd sp |
R.A. | 09h 33m 21.0s (2000.0) |
Dec. | -33°02' 01" (2000.0) |
Apparent Size | 6.1×0.8' |
Radial Velocity | +929km/s |
Magnitude | 12.8 |
Distance | 45 million light yrs. |
Group of Galaxies | NGC2997 Group |
Other IDs | ESO 373-8, MCG -5-23-6 IRAS 9312-3248, PGC 27135 |
At the low southern skies in spring, we can find out a small edge-on galaxy UGCA168 positioned at the western edge of Antlia.
The galaxy has a cigar-typed shape with a length of about 6 arc minutes, larger telescopes have captured an unevolved bulge structure.
The galaxy is not subject to observation due to its dimmed brightness of 12.8th magnitude.
UGCA168 is a member of small galaxy group centered on NGC2997 at 3 degrees northeast, positioned at about 45 million light years away.
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