NGC 3077

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NGC 3077 is a small, irregular dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally interacting with the nearby spiral galaxy M81.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf galaxy
galaxy
irregular galaxy
affectedBy tidal interaction with Messier 81
tidal interaction with Messier 82
alternativeName Arp 166 NERFINISHED
angularSize 5.4′ × 4.5′
apparentMagnitudeV 10.6
catalogCode NGC 3077 NERFINISHED
PGC 29088 NERFINISHED
UGC 5398 NERFINISHED
constellation Ursa Major NERFINISHED
declination +68° 44′ 02″
discoveredBy William Herschel NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1801-11-08
distanceFromEarth 1.2 Mpc
3.8 Mly
galaxyGroup M81 Group NERFINISHED
hasCentralStarFormingRegion true
hasDistortedMorphology true
hasDustLanes true
hasHIIRegions true
hasNeutralHydrogenTails true
hasStarburstActivity true
hasStellarShells true
hasTidalFeatures true
interactsGravitationallyWith Messier 81 NERFINISHED
Messier 82 NERFINISHED
listedInCatalog New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED
Uppsala General Catalogue NERFINISHED
locatedIn M81 Group NERFINISHED
memberOf M81 Group NERFINISHED
morphologicalType Irr
nearbyGalaxy Messier 81 NERFINISHED
Messier 82 NERFINISHED
observedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
partOf Local Volume NERFINISHED
radialVelocity 13 km/s
redshift 0.000043
rightAscension 10h 03m 20s
skyLocation near Messier 81 in Ursa Major
visibleWith small telescope

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