Andromeda XXIX

E144747

Andromeda XXIX is a faint dwarf satellite galaxy located on the outskirts of the Andromeda Galaxy within the Local Group.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Andromeda XXIX canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
galaxy in the Local Group
satellite galaxy
alternativeName And XXIX
apparentBrightness very faint
belongsTo system of M31 satellite galaxies
celestialHemisphere northern sky
contains resolved red giant branch stars
discoveredAs faint dwarf satellite of M31
discoveryMethod resolved stellar photometry in wide-field imaging
distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy outer halo region
distanceFromEarth approximately 2 million light-years
approximately 600 kiloparsecs
environment outskirts of the Andromeda Galaxy
galaxyType dwarf spheroidal
gasContent gas-poor
gravitationallyBoundTo Andromeda Galaxy
groupMembership Andromeda subgroup
surface form: M31 subgroup of the Local Group
hostGalaxy Andromeda Galaxy
locatedIn Local Group
constellation Andromeda
halo of the Andromeda Galaxy
luminosityClass very low luminosity
massDominatedBy dark matter
memberOf Local Group
morphology spheroidal
namedAfter Andromeda
surface form: Andromeda constellation
observedWith ground-based telescopes
redshift near zero (Local Group object)
satelliteOf Andromeda Galaxy
starFormationActivity no significant current star formation
stellarPopulation old stars
surfaceBrightness low surface brightness
usedFor studies of dwarf galaxy evolution in the Local Group
tracing the mass distribution of the Andromeda Galaxy halo
visibility requires large telescopes to observe

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Local Group contains Andromeda XXIX
LG containsGalaxy Andromeda XXIX
NGC 224 hasSatelliteGalaxy Andromeda XXIX
Andromeda subgroup hasMember Andromeda XXIX
Andromeda XXX sharesHostGalaxyWith Andromeda XXIX