IC 10
E100925
IC 10 is a nearby irregular starburst galaxy notable for its intense star formation and membership in the Local Group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IC 10 canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dwarf galaxy
ⓘ
irregular galaxy ⓘ starburst galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 6.8 x 5.9 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | approximately 10.4 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Group dwarf galaxies ⓘ |
| catalog | Index Catalogue ⓘ |
| contains |
H II regions
ⓘ
Wolf–Rayet stars ⓘ young massive star clusters ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Lewis Swift ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2.2 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 660 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| dustContent | relatively high internal extinction ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | near the outskirts of the Local Group ⓘ |
| gasContent | rich in neutral hydrogen ⓘ |
| hasAbsoluteMagnitudeV | approximately -16 ⓘ |
| hasColorExcess | significant reddening due to dust ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyType | Magellanic-type irregular ⓘ |
| hasKinematicFeatures | disturbed gas kinematics ⓘ |
| hasNeutralHydrogenEnvelope | extended HI envelope ⓘ |
| hasStarburstOrigin | possibly triggered by interaction or accretion ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRate | elevated compared to typical dwarf galaxies ⓘ |
| hasSupernovaRemnants | contains supernova remnants ⓘ |
| hasXRaySources | contains bright X-ray binaries ⓘ |
| inclination | moderately inclined to line of sight ⓘ |
| isNearest | nearest known starburst galaxy to the Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cassiopeia
ⓘ
surface form:
constellation Cassiopeia
|
| memberOf | Local Group ⓘ |
| metallicity | sub-solar ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | IBm ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high density of Wolf–Rayet stars
ⓘ
intense star formation ⓘ |
| observationalChallenge | obscured by foreground Milky Way dust ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
PGC 2557
ⓘ
UGC 192 ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | approximately -350 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | approximately -0.0013 ⓘ |
| starburstPhase | currently active ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation |
dominant young stellar population
ⓘ
underlying older stellar component ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.