| UGC 8153 | |
|---|---|
 UGC 8153 imaged by Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 13h 03m 05.91s |
| Declination | +03° 59' 30.81" |
| Redshift | 0.009593 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2862 |
| Distance | 153.23 mly (46.98 mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sd |
| Mass | 6.309 billion M☉ |
| Size | 72,200 ly (22,150 parsecs) |
| Other designations | |
| Z 43-114, LEDA 45071, HIPASS J1303+03, CGCG 043-114 | |
UGC 8153 also referred to as Z 43-114, is a spiral galaxy of morphological type of Sd and is located in the constellation of Virgo. [1] The galaxy is approximately 153 million light years (47 megaparsecs) away from Earth and has an apparent B magnitude of 15.2. [2] The first known reference to this galaxy comes from Volume I of the Catalogue of Galaxies and of Clusters of Galaxies compiled by Fritz Zwicky in 1961, where it was listed as CGCG 043-114, and described as "diffuse". [3]
UGC 8153 is a small spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster. [2] It is 72,200 light years (22,150 parsecs) across based on a distance of 153 million light years (46.98 megaparsecs) and an angular diameter of 108 arcsecs. [1] It is believed to be a very low mass galaxy with an estimated stellar mass of 10^9.8 or roughly 6 billion M☉. [4]
In the galactic center of UGC 8153 potentially has an active galactic nucleus (AGN). [2] It is centered on a lighter intermediate-mass black hole which is predicted to have a mass of 10^4.1 or ~12,500 M☉, making it one of the least massive central black holes discovered. [4]
