Andromeda IV

E106310

Andromeda IV is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy located near the Andromeda Galaxy and belonging to the Local Group of galaxies.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Andromeda IV canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
dwarf irregular galaxy
galaxy
absoluteMagnitudeV about −12.6
angularSize about 1.3 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV about 16.6
belongsToGalaxyGroup Andromeda subgroup
surface form: Andromeda subgroup of the Local Group
constellation Andromeda Galaxy
surface form: Andromeda
darkMatterContent dark-matter-dominated
declination +40° 34′
discoveredBy Sidney van den Bergh
discoveryMethod photographic plates
discoveryYear 1972
distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy about 2.3 million light-years
distanceFromEarth about 2.2 megaparsecs
about 7.2 million light-years
galaxyType dwarf irregular galaxy
hasProperty gas-rich
isolated within the Local Group
low surface brightness
hasStellarPopulation old stars
young stars
hydrogenContent rich in neutral hydrogen (HI)
locatedIn Local Group
locatedNear Andromeda Galaxy
massToLightRatio high
memberOf Local Group
metallicity low metallicity
morphologicalType Im
notableFor being a faint dwarf irregular companion of the Andromeda Galaxy
high gas content relative to its luminosity
observedIn optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
otherName IV
surface form: And IV

PGC 2121
UGC 64
radialVelocity about 256 km/s
redshift 0.000854
rightAscension 00h 42m 32s
starFormationActivity low but ongoing

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Local Group contains Andromeda IV
NGC 224 hasSatelliteGalaxy Andromeda IV
Andromeda subgroup hasMember Andromeda IV