IC 10

E100925

IC 10 is a nearby irregular starburst galaxy notable for its intense star formation and membership in the Local Group.

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IC 10 canonical 2

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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

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Local Group contains IC 10
LG containsGalaxy IC 10