UGC 2140 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aries |
Right ascension | 02h 39m 06.1s[1] |
Declination | +18° 23′ 02″[1] |
Redshift | 0.013583[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.43[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Irr[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7′[1] |
Other designations | |
VV 143, HCG 18, UGC 2140, Z 462-37, APG 258, MCG+03-07-037, Z 0236.3+1810, Arp 258 |
UGC 2140 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Aries. It was thought to be a compact group of galaxies, catalogued as HCG 18, but in 1999 the object was found to be a single galaxy with multiple star-forming regions.[2]