I Zwicky 18

I Zwicky 18
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of I Zwicky 18
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension09h 34m 02.0s[1]
Declination+55° 14′ 28″[1]
Redshift751 ± 2 km/s[1]
Distance0.059 Gly
Apparent magnitude (V)16.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeI,[1] Starburst Galaxy
Apparent size (V)0.3 × 0.2[1]
Other designations
UGCA 166, Mrk 116, PGC 27182[1]
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I Zwicky 18 is a blue compact dwarf galaxy located about 59 million light years away[2] in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was first identified by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky in a 1930s photographic survey of galaxies.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for I Zw 18. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  2. ^ "Hubble Finds 'Dorian Gray' Galaxy". HubbleSite NewsCenter. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
  3. ^ Ken Croswell (2001). The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the Cosmos. Free Press. p. 111. ISBN 0684859319.