Leo II (dwarf galaxy)
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Leo |
| Right ascension: | 11h 13m 29.2s[1] |
| Declination: | +22° 09′ 17″[1] |
| Redshift: | -87 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 690 ± 70 kly (210 ± 20 kpc)[2][3] |
| Type: | E0 pec[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 12′.0 × 11′.0[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 12.6[1] |
| Notable features: | |
| Other designations | |
| Leo II,[1] UGC 6253,[1] PGC 34176,[1] DDO 93,[1] Harrington-Wilson #2[1] |
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| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Leo B (or Leo II) is an dwarf spheroidal galaxy of the Local Group, part of the Milky Way subgroup, in the constellation of Leo. It is approximately 701,000 light-years (215 kpc) from Earth, and 4,200 light-years in diameter. It was discovered in 1950 by Robert G. Harrington and Albert George Wilson, from the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories in California.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Leo II @ SEDS
- The Internal Kinematics of the Leo II Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
- The Stellar Populations of the Leo II Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
- Leo II @ The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy & Spaceflight
- Deep CCD photometry of the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo II
- WIKISKY.ORG: SDSS image, Leo II dwarf galaxy
[edit] References
- R. G. Harrington and A. G. Wilson, 1950. "Two New Stellar Systems in Leo." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 62, No. 365, p. 118
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Leo B. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ I. D. Karachentsev, V. E. Karachentseva, W. K. Hutchmeier, D. I. Makarov (2004). "A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies". Astronomical Journal 127: 2031-2068.
- ^ Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". Astrophysics 49 (1): 3-18.
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