PGC 29820

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PGC 29820
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Observation data
Constellation Sextans
Redshift 0.04244
Distance 600 Mly
Group or cluster Abell 957
Characteristics
Type Sb(f), Seyfert 2
Size120,000 ly
Other designations
LEDA 29820, CGCG 008-077, 2dFGRS N288Z210, AGC 500048, NVSS J101346-005449, JO204

PGC 29820 ( known as JO204) is a spiral galaxy located 600 million light-years away from the solar system in the Sextans constellation. [1] It is about 120,000 thousand light-years in diameter and has high amounts of star formation rates. The reason is due to the ram pressure, which enables the dense gas to be compressed which eventually collapses to form new stars. [2] Not only to mention, the galaxy's tendrils are also created, hence astronomers calling it a jellyfish galaxy. [2] According to SIMBAD, it is classified as a Seyfert 2 galaxy which it contains an active nucleus. [3]

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