Kiso 5639

Kiso 5639
Kiso 5639, photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 41m 07.5s
Declination+32° 25′ 37″
Redshiftz = 0,00606
Heliocentric radial velocity1.796 km/s
Distance85 million ly
Characteristics
TypeDwarf galaxy, starburst galaxy
Size2,700 ly
Other designations
LEDA 36252

KUG 1138+327 SDSS J114107.48+322537.2 SDSS J114107.49+322537.3

The Skyrocket Galaxy
References: [1]

Kiso 5639 (also known as LEDA 36252, KUG 1138+327 or the Skyrocket Galaxy) is an irregular dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, approximately 85 million light-years from Earth.[1] It has an elongated and flattened shape, with a maximum diameter that extends for approximately 2,700 light years.[2] The new stars are distributed in about ten groups and have a mass corresponding to about one million solar masses. This intense activity also corresponds to the presence of areas in which the matter is rarefied, which were probably formed following a combination of stellar winds and supernovae explosions.[3] The starburst of the galaxy is believed to have occurred around one million years ago.[4]

  1. ^ a b Almeida, J. Sanchez; Munoz-Tunon, C.; Elmegreen, D. M.; Elmegreen, B. G.; Mendez-Abreu, J. (2013-03-26). "Local tadpole galaxies: dynamics and metallicity". The Astrophysical Journal. 767 (1): 74. arXiv:1302.4352. Bibcode:2013ApJ...767...74S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/767/1/74. ISSN 0004-637X.
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  3. ^ Elmegreen, Debra Meloy; Elmegreen, Bruce G.; Almeida, Jorge Sanchez; Munoz-Tunon, Casiana; Mendez-Abreu, Jairo; Gallagher, John S.; Rafelski, Marc; Filho, Mercedes; Ceverino, Daniel (2016-07-10). "Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Accretion-Induced Star Formation in the Tadpole Galaxy Kiso 5639". The Astrophysical Journal. 825 (2): 145. arXiv:1605.02822. Bibcode:2016ApJ...825..145E. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/825/2/145. ISSN 0004-637X.
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