Holmberg II

E450571

Holmberg II is a dwarf irregular galaxy notable for its prominent gas structures and active star-forming regions, located in the nearby M81 Group.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf irregular galaxy
galaxy
apparentMagnitudeV ~11.1
belongsTo nearby M81 galaxy complex
catalogCode DDO 50 NERFINISHED
PGC 23324 NERFINISHED
UGC 4305 NERFINISHED
contains H II regions
massive stars
molecular clouds
neutral hydrogen gas
young stellar populations
discoveredBy Erik Holmberg NERFINISHED
distanceFromEarth ~11 million light-years
~3.4 Mpc
environment nearby galaxy group
hasGalaxyMorphologicalType Im
hasGalaxyType Magellanic-type irregular
hasLow metallicity
stellar mass
hasNotableObject Holmberg II X-1 NERFINISHED
hasNotableResearchTopic feedback from massive stars
structure of the interstellar medium in dwarf galaxies
ultraluminous X-ray sources in dwarf galaxies
hasProminentFeature H I holes
X-ray source Holmberg II X-1 NERFINISHED
active star-forming regions
extended neutral hydrogen disk
gas structures
supershells
hasStarFormationActivity high
locatedIn M81 Group NERFINISHED
Ursa Major constellation NERFINISHED
memberOf M81 Group NERFINISHED
namedAfter Erik Holmberg NERFINISHED
observedIn X-ray wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
partOf local universe
radialVelocity ~157 km/s
redshift 0.00048

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M81 Group containsGalaxy Holmberg II