UGC 9618

Infobox Galaxy
name =UGC 9618


caption = UGC 9618, also known as VV 340 or Arp 302 consists of a pair of very gas-rich spiral galaxies in their early stages of interaction: VV 340A is seen edge-on to the left, and VV 340B (MCG+04-35-019) face-on to the right.

epoch = J2000
type =
ra = RA|14|56|54
dec = DEC|+24|36.0|00
dist_ly = 450 Mly (150 Mpc)
z =0.034505
( 10166 km/s )
appmag_v = 11.3
size_v = 1.6′
constellation name = Boötes
notes = see APG 302A&B
names =VV 340, IRAS 14547+2448, Z 1454.7+2448, APG 302, KPG 446, Z 134-58, IRAS F14547+2449, Arp 302

UGC 9618 is a galaxy in the constellation Boötes. UGC 9618, also known as VV 340 or Arp 302 consists of a pair of very gas-rich spiral galaxies in their early stages of interaction. An enormous amount of infrared light is radiated by the gas from massive stars that are forming at a rate similar to the most vigorous giant star-forming regions in our own Milky Way. UGC 9618 is 450 million light-years away from Earth, and is the 302nd galaxy in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.

Reference

* [http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=42641 http://sci.esa.int/]
* [http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/AladinPreview?-c=14+56+54%2B24+36.0&ident=UGC++9618&submit=Aladin+previewer Image UGC 9618]
* [http://www.skyfactory.org/deepskycatalogue/UGC9618.html http://www.skyfactory.org/]