Andromeda V
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Right ascension: | 01h 10m 17.1s[1] |
| Declination: | +47° 37′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift: | -403 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 2.52 ± 0.09 Mly (773 ± 28 kpc)[2] |
| Type: | dSph[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 2′.0 × 1′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 15.9[1] |
| Notable features: | satellite galaxy of M31 |
| Other designations | |
| And V[3] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Andromeda V is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.64 Mly away in the constellation Andromeda.
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[edit] History
Andromeda V was discovered by Armandroff et al. and published in 1998 after their analysis of the digitized version of the second Palomar Sky Survey.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Andromeda V. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
- ^ a b McConnachie, A. W.; Irwin, M. J.; Ferguson, A. M. N.; Ibata, R. A.; Lewis, G. F.; Tanvir, N. (2005). "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 356 (4): 979-997.
- ^ SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Results for Andromeda V. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
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