GR 8 (galaxy)
| GR 8 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 58m 40.4s[1] |
| Declination | +14° 13′ 03″[1] |
| Redshift | 214 ± 0 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 7.9 Mly (2.4 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | ImV[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1′.1 × 1′.0[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 44491,[1] DDO 155,[1] GR 8,[1] Imprint of a Foot[1] | |
GR 8 (also known as UGC 8091) is a gas-rich dwarf irregular galaxy.[2] In 1995, Tolstoy et al. estimated its distance (with the Hipparcos correction of 1997 applied) to be approximately 7.9 million light-years (5.0×1011 AU) from Earth. There is still open question regarding if it is a member of the Local Group. It was discovered at the Lick Observatory using the 20-inch astrograph in either 1946, 1947, or 1951.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for UGC 8091. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- ^ Tolstoy, Eline (1999). "Detailed Star-Formation Histories of Nearby Dwarf Irregular Galaxies using HST". In Patricia Whitelock; 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. Bibcode:1999IAUS..192..218T. ISBN 1886733821.
