GR 8 (galaxy)

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. It is around 2.8 Mly from UGC 9128.^[3] It is still an open question whether it is a member of the Local Group or possibly the Virgo Cluster.^[4]

ConstellationVirgo

Right ascension12^h 58^m 40.4^s[1]

Declination+14° 13′ 03″^[1]

Redshift214 ± 0 km/s^[1]

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GR 8
UGC 8091 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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]

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GR 8 was discovered at the Lick Observatory using the 20-inch astrograph in either 1946, 1947, or 1951.^[5]