UGC 2140 explained

UGC 2140
Type:Irr
Ra:[1]
Z:0.013583
Appmag V:15.43
Size V:1.7
Constellation Name:Aries
Names:VV 143, HCG 18, UGC 2140, Z 462-37, APG 258, MCG+03-07-037, Z 0236.3+1810, Arp 258

UGC 2140 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Aries. It was thought to be a compact group of galaxies, catalogued as HCG 18, but in 1999 the object was found to be a single galaxy with multiple star-forming regions.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for UGC 02140 . 29 October 2014.
  2. Plana. H.. Amram. P.. de Oliveira. C. Mendes. Balkowski. C.. Kinematics and Morphology of Ionized Gas in Hickson Compact Group 18. The Astronomical Journal. 120. 2. 2000. 621–629. 10.1086/301506. astro-ph/0004358 . 2000AJ....120..621P . 51747713.