Andromeda XIV
E118334
Andromeda XIV is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy that orbits the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) as one of its satellite galaxies within the Local Group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andromeda XIV canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −8.6 ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
And XIV
ⓘ
Andromeda 14 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | very faint ⓘ |
| apparentSize | a few arcminutes ⓘ |
| belongsTo | M31 satellite system ⓘ |
| contains |
horizontal branch stars
ⓘ
red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| darkMatterContent | dominant mass component ⓘ |
| declination | +29° (approximate) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Rodrigo A. Ibata
ⓘ
surface form:
R. Ibata
Scott C. Chapman ⓘ collaborators ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | resolved stellar photometry ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy | approximately 162 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2.5 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 780 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| dynamicalStatus | bound satellite candidate of M31 ⓘ |
| environment | outer halo of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | very low ⓘ |
| gasPhase | mostly stripped or absent ⓘ |
| locatedIn | constellation Andromeda ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 2×10^5 times the luminosity of the Sun ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphology | spheroidal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | constellation Andromeda ⓘ |
| radialVelocityRelativeToM31 | high ⓘ |
| radialVelocityRelativeToSun | approximately −480 km/s ⓘ |
| researchUse |
probe of dwarf spheroidal galaxy evolution
ⓘ
tracer of Andromeda Galaxy halo potential ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 00h 51m (approximate) ⓘ |
| satelliteOf |
Andromeda Galaxy
ⓘ
Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
M31
|
| starFormationActivity | quiescent ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.