| UGC 8837 | |
| Credit: | ESA/Hubble & NASA |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Ursa Major |
| Z: | 0.000467 |
| H Radial V: | 140 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | 24 Mly |
| Type: | IB(s)m |
| Appmag V: | 13.34 |
| Appmag B: | 14.2 |
| Size V: | 2.1' x 0.6' |
| Names: | Holmberg IV, LEDA 49448, UZC J135445.5+535416, [MI94] Sm 93, Anon 1352+54, MCG+09-23-017, Z 272-13, DDO 185, SDSS J135445.60+535420.0, Z 1352.9+5409, TC 295, [M98c] 135255.2+540858 |
UGC 8837 (also known as Holmberg IV) is a dwarf galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major, 24 million light years away from Earth. It is a member of the M101 Group, a group containing several galaxies orbiting the largest, the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101). [1]
It is possible UGC 8837 is one of the galaxies that interacted with the Pinwheel Galaxy and, together with NGC 5474 and NGC 5477, initiated a burst of star formation. [2]