Pisces Dwarf Galaxy

E149740
dwarf irregular galaxy galaxy in the Local Group satellite galaxy

The Pisces Dwarf Galaxy is a small, faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group that orbits the Triangulum Galaxy (M33).

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pisces Dwarf Galaxy canonical 1
Pisces I Dwarf Galaxy 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf irregular galaxy ⓘ
galaxy in the Local Group ⓘ
satellite galaxy ⓘ
contains asymptotic giant branch stars ⓘ
neutral hydrogen gas ⓘ
red giant branch stars ⓘ
young blue stars ⓘ
hasAbsoluteMagnitudeV about -10 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName DDO 3 ⓘ
KK 29 ⓘ
LGS 3 ⓘ
PGC 3792 ⓘ
Pisces Dwarf ⓘ
UGC 891 ⓘ
hasApparentMagnitudeV ~14.0 ⓘ
hasDarkMatterDominance yes ⓘ
hasDeclination +21° ⓘ
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly ~8,000,000 ⓘ
hasDistanceFromEarth_Mpc ~2.5 ⓘ
hasEnvironment outer region of the Local Group ⓘ
hasEstimatedStellarMass ~10^7 M☉ ⓘ
hasGalaxyType dIrr ⓘ
hasGasContent HI-rich compared to its luminosity ⓘ
hasHIExtent more extended than stellar component ⓘ
hasKinematicType pressure-supported stellar component ⓘ
hasLuminosityRelativeToSun ~10^6 L☉ ⓘ
hasMetallicity low ⓘ
hasMorphologicalType transition type between dwarf irregular and dwarf spheroidal ⓘ
hasRadialVelocity_km_per_s ~-287 ⓘ
hasRightAscension 01h 03m ⓘ
hasStarFormationHistory extended over several Gyr ⓘ
hasStellarPopulation intermediate-age ⓘ
old ⓘ
hasSurfaceBrightness very low ⓘ
isClassifiedAs Local Group dwarf galaxy ⓘ
isGravitationallyBoundTo Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ
isObservableFrom Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
isUsedAs laboratory for dwarf galaxy evolution studies ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Pisces ⓘ
memberOf Local Group ⓘ
orbits Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: M33

Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ
showsCurrentStarFormation very low ⓘ
wasDiscoveredBy A. G. de Vaucouleurs ⓘ
wasDiscoveredInYear 1976 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Triangulum Galaxy → hasSatelliteGalaxy → Pisces Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
Milky Way subgroup → hasMember → Pisces Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pisces I Dwarf Galaxy