UGC 3478 is a spiral galaxy, located in the constellation of Camelopardalis.[3][4] Is is located at 128 million light-years from Earth.[5] It features a growing supermassive black hole (AGN) at its center.[6]

UGC 3478
HST image of UGC 3478
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Right ascension06h 32m 47.173s[1]
Declination+63° 40′ 25.28″[1]
Redshift0.01271338[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity3787 ± 150[2]
Distance128 Mly
Characteristics
TypeSb[2]
Other designations
MCG +11-08-054, PGC 19228[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e). Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d "UGC 3478". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  3. ^ Hiding a bright secret, 26 August 2024, ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Koss, A. Barth, esahubble.org
  4. ^ Hubble Space Telescope Gazes at UGC 3478, 26 August 2024, Enrico de Lazaro, www.sci.news
  5. ^ Hubble photographs a galaxy with a growing black hole, 30 August 2024, Mykyta Lytvynov, universemagazine.com
  6. ^ Galaxy with an ultra-bright core is concealing a secret, 28 August 2024, Eric Ralls, Earth.com