UGC 11241
Galaxy in the constellation Dorado
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UGC 11241 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Draco. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9,683±15 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 465.8 ± 32.6 Mly (142.81 ± 10.00 Mpc).[1] The first known reference to this galaxy comes from Part 1 of the Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies, where it is listed as MCG +09-30-014.
Right ascension18h 26m 49.8934s[1]
Declination+51° 08′ 21.327″[1]
| UGC 11241 | |
|---|---|
UGC 11241 imaged by Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 18h 26m 49.8934s[1] |
| Declination | +51° 08′ 21.327″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.032663±0.0000444[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9,792±13 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 465.8 ± 32.6 Mly (142.81 ± 10.00 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | [CHM2007] LDC 1304 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.90[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb[1] |
| Size | ~238,100 ly (72.99 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0′ × 0.9′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASS J18264983+5108210, MCG +09-30-014, PGC 61883, CGCG 279-012[1] | |
LDC 1304 Group
UGC 11241 is a member of a small group of galaxies known as [CHM2007] LDC 1304. The other two galaxies in the group are UGC 11255 and CGCG 279-018.[2][3]
Supernovae
Four supernovae have been observed in UGC 11241:
- SN 2005cy (Type IIn, mag. 17.9) was discovered by A. Sehgal, Jack Newton, and Tim Puckett, as part of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search, on 15 July 2005.[4][5][6]
- SN 2008bw (Type Ia, mag. 18.0) was discovered by E. Guido, W. MacDonald and Tim Puckett on 21 April 2008.[7][8]
- SN 2018aqf (Type Ib, mag. 18.9) was discovered by the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey on 5 April 2018.[9]
- SN 2025acrb (Type II, mag. 19.5865) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 30 October 2025.[10]