UGC 4881, as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. Note the long "tail".
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation
Lynx
Right ascension
09 15 55.5
Declination
+44 19 58
Redshift
0.039184
Heliocentric radial velocity
11,919 km/s
Distance
500 Mly
Other designations
PGC 26132, MCG+08-17-065, Arp 55
UGC 4881 (also known as The Grasshopper) is a pair of interacting galaxies, UGC 4881A and UGC 4881B.[1] They are located in the constellation Lynx, some 500 million light-years away. UGC 4881, the brighter, is a peculiar spiral galaxy. It has been heavily documented by the Hubble Space Telescope, and is cataloged in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.[2][3]
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