IC 2574
E450573
IC 2574 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its active star formation and membership in the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dwarf irregular galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | 13.2 × 5.4 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 10.4 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| catalog | Index Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Ursa Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
H II regions
ⓘ
neutral hydrogen (H I) ⓘ superbubbles ⓘ |
| declination | +68° 24′ (approximate) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Edwin Coddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 12 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 3.6 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulation | young stars ⓘ |
| environment |
nearby to M81
ⓘ
nearby to NGC 2403 subgroup ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +43 degrees (approximate) ⓘ |
| galaxyGroup | M81 Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galaxyType | Magellanic-type irregular ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-rich ⓘ |
| hasDustContent | low to moderate ⓘ |
| hasRotationCurve | dark-matter-dominated ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
M81 Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local universe ⓘ |
| memberOf | M81 Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | IBm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observationalClass | nearby dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| observedIn |
optical wavelengths
ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
| otherName |
Coddington’s Nebula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGC 28757 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 5666 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Local Volume ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 136 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.000567 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 10h 28m (approximate) ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | active ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studies of dark matter in dwarf galaxies
ⓘ
studies of star formation in low-metallicity environments ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | mid-northern latitudes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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