UGC 5460
| UGC 5460 | |
|---|---|
UGC 5460 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 08m 09.1731s |
| Declination | +51° 50′ 41.583″ |
| Redshift | 0.003646 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,093±5 km/s |
| Distance | 61.4 ± 4.4 Mly (18.82 ± 1.34 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | NGC 3079 Group (LGG 188) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.9 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)d |
| Size | ~43,900 ly (13.46 kpc) (estimated) |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS F10048+5205, MCG +09-17-028, PGC 29469, CGCG 266-025 | |
UGC 5460 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background for is 1,276±14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 61.4 ± 4.4 Mly (18.82 ± 1.34 Mpc). In addition, two non redshift measurements give a distance of 58.1 ± 6.8 Mly (17.8 ± 2.1 Mpc). The first known reference to this galaxy comes from Part 1 of the Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies, where it is listed as MCG +09-17-028.
The SIMBAD database lists UGC 5460 as an active galaxy nucleus candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.