| UGCA86 / Galaxy, type Im? |
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| R.A. | 03h 59m 50.6s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +67°08' 35" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 5.4×3.5' |
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| Radial Velocity | +67km/s |
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| Magnitude | 15.2 |
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| Distance | 9.7 million light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | Maffei Group |
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| Other IDs | PGC 14241 |
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The faint and irregular galaxy UGCA86 is situated approximately 1.6 degrees southeast of the large galaxy IC342, found on the western outskirts of Camelopardalis.
It is considered a companion galaxy to IC342 and is one of the members of the Maffei Galaxy Group, located adjacent to the Local Group.
UGCA86 has a brightness of 15th magnitude, a size of about 5 arc minutes, and an estimated distance of around 10 million light-years.
In photographs, it may appear as if two bright regions are aligned north to south, but it is not easily discernible through visual observation.
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