Andromeda III
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Right ascension: | 00h 35m 33.8s[1] |
| Declination: | +36° 29′ 52″[1] |
| Redshift: | -351 ± 9 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 2.44 ± 0.08 Mly (748 ± 24 kpc)[2] |
| Type: | dSph[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 4′.5 × 3′.0[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 15.0[1] |
| Notable features: | satellite galaxy of M31 |
| Other designations | |
| AndIII,[1] RC2 Anon 0032+36,[1] PGC 2121[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Andromeda III is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.44 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. And III is pat of the Local group of galaxies and is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). And III was discovered by Sydney van Der Bergh[2] on photographic plates taken in 1970 and 1971.[citation needed]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for AndIII. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ 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.
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