Nubecula Minor
E114708
Nubecula Minor is a nearby dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, visible from the Southern Hemisphere and notable as one of the closest galactic neighbors to the Milky Way.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nubecula Minor canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
dwarf galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SMC
ⓘ
Small Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| contains |
H II regions
ⓘ
planetary nebulae ⓘ star clusters ⓘ star-forming regions ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ young massive stars ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | known since antiquity to southern observers ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 200000 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromMilkyWay | about 200000 light-years ⓘ |
| formsStructureWith |
Magellanic Bridge
ⓘ
Magellanic Stream ⓘ |
| galaxyType | irregular galaxy ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | about 3 by 5 degrees ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitude | about 2.7 ⓘ |
| hasAverageAgeOfStars | younger than typical Milky Way halo stars ⓘ |
| hasConstellation | Tucana ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystemReference | often used as reference field in southern sky surveys ⓘ |
| hasDarkMatterHalo | yes ⓘ |
| hasGasContent | rich in neutral hydrogen ⓘ |
| hasGasToStellarMassRatio | high compared to many Local Group dwarfs ⓘ |
| hasMetallicity | low metallicity compared to Milky Way ⓘ |
| hasObservedAsymmetry | yes ⓘ |
| hasOldStellarPopulation | yes ⓘ |
| hasProperMotion | measurable relative to background galaxies ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | about 158 km/s ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRate | elevated compared to typical dwarf spheroidal galaxies ⓘ |
| hasStellarMass | on the order of 10^9 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasTidalFeatures | yes ⓘ |
| hasYoungStellarPopulation | yes ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Milky Way ⓘ |
| isInteractingWith | Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| isOneOf | closest galactic neighbors of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Magellanic Clouds
ⓘ
surface form:
Magellanic System
|
| isUsedFor |
calibration of the cosmic distance scale
ⓘ
studies of star formation in low-metallicity environments ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group ⓘ |
| namedBy | European navigators of the Age of Discovery ⓘ |
| orbits | Milky Way ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way ⓘ |
| subtype | dwarf irregular galaxy ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.