Andromeda XXIV

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Andromeda XXIV is a faint dwarf satellite galaxy located in the vicinity of the Andromeda Galaxy within the Local Group of galaxies.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Andromeda XXIV canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
dwarf galaxy
galaxy in the Local Group
satellite galaxy
apparentBrightness very low
belongsTo satellite system of Andromeda Galaxy
belongsToGalaxyGroup Andromeda subgroup
surface form: M31 subgroup
darkMatterDominated yes
discoveredBy astronomers studying the surroundings of the Andromeda Galaxy
discoveredIn 21st century
distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy approximately 200 kiloparsecs
distanceFromEarth approximately 2.6 million light-years
environment outer halo of M31
galaxyType dwarf spheroidal galaxy
gasContent gas-poor
hasDarkMatter yes
hasStellarPopulation metal-poor stars
old stars
isGravitationallyBoundTo Andromeda Galaxy
locatedInConstellation Andromeda
luminosityClass faint
memberOf Local Group
morphologicalType dSph
observedWith large ground-based telescopes
otherName And XXIV
partOf halo of the Andromeda Galaxy
redshift near zero
satelliteOf Andromeda Galaxy
stellarMass low
surfaceBrightness 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 XXIV
LG containsGalaxy Andromeda XXIV
NGC 224 hasSatelliteGalaxy Andromeda XXIV
Andromeda subgroup hasMember Andromeda XXIV