UGC 5497

UGC 5497 is a dwarf galaxy, located about 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a member of the M81 Group.

UCG 5497
Hubble image of UCG 5497. The object is a compact blue dwarf galaxy that is infused with newly formed clusters of stars.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension10h 12m 48.48s
Declination+64° 06 26.8
Distance12,000,000 ± 00 kly (3,679,217 ± 0 kpc)h1
0.73
Group or clusterMessier 81
Characteristics
TypedI
Other designations
MCG+11-13-007, Z 1009.1+6422, LEDA 29735, Z 313-5
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