ESO 286-19

ESO 286-19
HST image of ESO 286-19
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationMicroscopium
Right ascension20h 58m 26.80s
Declination−42° 39′ 00.43″
Redshift0.042996
Heliocentric radial velocity12,890 km/s
Distance609 Mly (186.72 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)0.14
Apparent magnitude (B)0.18
Characteristics
TypeHII;ULRG, LINER
Apparent size (V)1.05' x 0.40'
Notable featuresluminous infrared galaxy
Other designations
ESO 286-IG019, IRAS 20551-4250, PGC 65817, AM 2055-425

ESO 286-19 known as IRAS 20551-4250, is a galaxy merger located in the constellation of Microscopium. It is located 609 million light years away from Earth.[1] It is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy.

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