UGC 5497 explained

UGC 5497
Credit:	ESA/Hubble & NASA
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Ursa Major^[1]
Ra:	^[2]
Dist Ly:	12000000+/-
Group Cluster:	Messier 81
Type:	dI
Names:	MCG+11-13-007, Z 1009.1+6422, LEDA 29735, Z 313-5

UGC 5497 is a dwarf galaxy, located about 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a member of the M81 Group.^[3]

See also

• Lists of galaxies

Notes and References

1. News: Compact Blue Dwarf Can't Hide. 11 June 2012. ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week.
2. Web site: Search results for UCG 5491. Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. 11 June 2012.
3. Kristin Chiboucas, Igor D. Karachentsev, R. Brent Tully: Discovery of New Dwarf Galaxies in the M81 Group, 2009AJ....137.3009C