Andromeda X

E114011

Andromeda X is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy within the Local Group.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Andromeda X canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
galaxy in the Local Group
satellite galaxy
absoluteMagnitudeV about −8.1
apparentMagnitudeV about 16.1
belongsTo Andromeda subgroup
surface form: Andromeda subgroup of the Local Group

Local Group dwarf spheroidal population
contains mainly old, low-mass stars
coordinateSystem equatorial
darkMatterContent dark-matter-dominated
declination +45°
discoveredBy A. W. McConnachie
surface form: Alan W. McConnachie

Andrew E. Dolphin
Annette M. N. Ferguson
Mike Irwin
Nial R. Tanvir
discoveryMethod analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data
discoveryYear 2004
distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy approximately 270000 light-years
distanceFromEarth approximately 2.9 million light-years
environment halo of the Andromeda Galaxy
galaxyType dwarf spheroidal
gasContent gas-poor
hasNo significant interstellar gas
significant ongoing star formation
hostGalaxy Andromeda Galaxy
isSatelliteOf Andromeda Galaxy
locatedInConstellation Andromeda
luminosityClass low-luminosity dwarf galaxy
memberOf Local Group
metallicity low
morphologicalType dSph
observedInSurvey Sloan Digital Sky Survey
otherName And X
Andromeda 10
radialVelocityRelativeToSun about −164 km/s
redshift approximately −0.001
rightAscension 00h 30m
satelliteSystem Andromeda satellite system
shape spheroidal
starFormationActivity quiescent
stellarPopulation old
surfaceBrightness very low

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Local Group contains Andromeda X
LG containsGalaxy Andromeda X
NGC 224 hasSatelliteGalaxy Andromeda X
Andromeda subgroup hasMember Andromeda X