GR 8

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.

GR 8
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension 12h 58m 40.4s[1]
Declination+14° 13 03[1]
Redshift214 ± 0 km/s[1]
Distance7.9 Mly (2.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeImV[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]

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for UGC 8091. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  2. 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.
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