Pisces Dwarf
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Right ascension: | 01h 03m 55.0s[1] |
| Declination: | +21° 53′ 06″[1] |
| Redshift: | -287 ± 0 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 2.51 ± 0.08 Mly (769 ± 25 kpc)[2] |
| Type: | dIrr/dSph[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 2′ × 2′[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 14.2[1] |
| Notable features: | |
| Other designations | |
| LGS 3,[1] PGC 3792[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Pisces Dwarf is an irregular dwarf galaxy that is part of the Local Group. The galaxy is also suspected of being a satellite galaxy of the Triangulum Galaxy (M33). Due to the fact that it is in the constellation Pisces, the galaxy is called the Pisces Dwarf. It displays a blueshift, as it is approaching the Milky Way at 287 km/s. It may be transition-type galaxy, somewhere between dwarf spheroidal and dwarf irregular alternatively, it may be a rare, but statistically acceptable, version of one of the two types.[2]
[edit] History
It was discovered by Karachentseva in 1976.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Pisces Dwarf. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ a b c 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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