Andromeda XXV

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Andromeda XXV canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
satellite galaxy
absoluteMagnitudeV about −9
belongsTo Andromeda satellite system
contains old red giant branch stars
darkMatterContent dark-matter-dominated
discoveredBy PAndAS survey team
discoveryMethod Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey
surface form: Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS)
discoveryYear 2011
distanceFrom Andromeda Galaxy ~90 kiloparsecs (projected)
distanceFromEarth approximately 2.4 million light-years
approximately 750 kiloparsecs
environment halo of the Andromeda Galaxy
galaxyType dwarf spheroidal
gasContent gas-poor
hasAlternativeName And XXV
Andromeda 25
isSatelliteOf Andromeda Galaxy
locatedIn Local Group
constellation Andromeda
luminosity about 10^5 solar luminosities
memberOf Local Group
metallicity low metallicity
morphologicalType dSph
observedWith Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
redshift approximately 0 (Local Group object)
starFormationActivity no current star formation detected
stellarPopulation predominantly old stars
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 XXV
LG containsGalaxy Andromeda XXV
NGC 224 hasSatelliteGalaxy Andromeda XXV
Andromeda subgroup hasMember Andromeda XXV