GR 8 (galaxy)
| GR 8 | |
|---|---|
 GR8 (Gibson Reaves 8), galaxy in Virgo | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 58m 40.4s |
| Declination | ±14° 13′ 03″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.7 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | ImV, dwarf galaxy |
| Notable features | With a lot of gas and one of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way |
| Other designations | |
| Gibson Reaves 8, PGC 44491, UGC 8091, DDO 155, GR8 [1] | |
GR 8, or UGC 8091, is a gas-rich dwarf galaxy. The NED database gives the distance between this galaxy and the Earth as about 7.9 million light years. Although near the Milky Way, it is not decided whether it is a member of the Local Group.[2][3]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "SIMBAD Extragalactic Dabatase. Results of UGC 8091 (GR 8)".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Dabatase".
- ↑ Tolstoy, Eline 1999. Detailed star-formation histories of nearby dwarf irregular galaxies using HST. In Patricia Whitelock and Russell Cannon (eds) The stellar content of Local Group galaxies. Proceedings of the 192nd symposium of the International Astronomical Union. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, p. 218.
Other websites
[change | change source]- GR 8 (galaxy) on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- Irregular Galaxy GR 8, the Footprint Galaxy
