UGC 934 explained

UGC 934
Constellation Name:Pisces
Z:0.034927
Dist Ly:469 Mly
Group Cluster:Abell 1960
H Radial V:10,471 km/s
Size:285,000 ly
Names:UGC 934, LEDA 5085, MCG +05-04-042, NSA 129346, 2MASX J012328.30+304703.9

UGC 934, known as PGC 5085, is a large spiral galaxy about 470 million light-years away from the solar system.[1] It is located in the constellation of Pisces and about 285,000 thousand light-years in diameter.[2] With its neighboring galaxy PGC 212740, they together form Arp 70, the 70th number in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies which was created by Halton Arp.[3] In this class, they fall under spiral galaxies that have a small high-surface brightness companions.

According to SIMBAD, it is classified as a Seyfert type 2 galaxy, meaning it has an active galactic nucleus.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Your NED Search Results . 2024-04-19 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  2. Web site: Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects 5000 to 5499 . 2024-04-19 . cseligman.com.
  3. Web site: Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies . 2024-04-19 . cseligman.com.
  4. Web site: UGC 934 . 2024-04-19 . simbad.u-strasbg.fr.