Pisces Dwarf Galaxy

E149740

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