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.

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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.

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