UGC 6665
Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo
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UGC 6665 (Arp 161) is a spiral[4] field galaxy[4] in the constellation Virgo. It is an estimated 265 million light-years[1] from the Milky Way, and is listed in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as number 161.[2]
| UGC 6665 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of UGC 6665 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 11h 42m 12.4s[1] |
| Declination | +00° 20′ 03.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01855[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5510 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 265 Mly (81.2 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.57[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.17[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb pec:[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UM 448, UGC 6665, MCG +00-30-019, PGC 36325[2] | |
UGC 6665 is a blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxy. Like some other BCDs, it has an unusually high ratio of nitrogen to oxygen.[5]
