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PGC 39058

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PGC 39058
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension12h 14m 08.4s[1]
Declination+66° 05′ 41″[1]
Redshift0.000227[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity68[1]
Distance17.710 ± 0.055 Mly
(5.430 ± 0.017 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.60[1]
Characteristics
TypeScd
Apparent size (V)1.95' x 0.8385'[1]
Other designations
UGC 7242, PGC 39058, MCG+11-15-037[2]

PGC 39058 is a dwarf galaxy located 14 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. The galaxy is faint and obscured by HD 106381, a star in the foreground making it difficult to observe.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "PGC 39058". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.
  2. ^ "NGC 672". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Bright star — faint galaxy". spacetelescope.org.