| UGC 4881 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) UGC 4881 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. Note the long "tail". | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 09 15 55.5 |
| Declination | +44 19 58 |
| Redshift | 0.039184 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,919 km/s |
| Distance | 500 Mly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 26132, MCG +08-17-065, Arp 55 | |
UGC 4881 (also known as The Grasshopper) is a pair of interacting galaxies, UGC 4881A and UGC 4881B.[1] They are located in the constellation Lynx, some 500 million light-years away. UGC 4881, the brighter, is a peculiar spiral galaxy. It has been heavily documented by the Hubble Space Telescope, and is cataloged in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.[2][3]
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