PGC 2121

E450961

PGC 2121 is a faint, gas-rich dwarf irregular galaxy located in the outskirts of the Andromeda Galaxy’s local group region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
dwarf irregular galaxy
galaxy
belongsTo Local Volume
contains dark matter
gas
stars
emits optical radiation
radio emission from neutral hydrogen
hasBarStructure false
hasCatalogueIdentifier LEDA 2121 NERFINISHED
PGC 2121 NERFINISHED
hasDustContent low
hasEnvironment low-density
hasGalaxyType irregular
hasKinematics dominated by dark matter
hasLuminosity low
hasMetallicity low
hasMorphologicalType Im
dIrr
hasNeutralHydrogenContent high
hasShape irregular
hasSpiralArms false
hasStarFormationHistory extended
hasStarFormationRate low
hasStellarMass low
hasStellarPopulation mixed young and old stars
hasSurfaceBrightness low
isCataloguedIn Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED
isFaint true
isGasRich true
isGravitationallyBoundSystem true
isInLocalGroupRegion true
isInOutskirtsOfLocalGroupRegion true
isInVicinityOf Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED
isObservedIn optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
isPartOf nearby universe
isStarForming true
isSubjectOfStudyIn dwarf galaxy formation
galaxy evolution
low surface brightness galaxies

Referenced by (2)

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Andromeda III otherName PGC 2121
Andromeda IV otherName PGC 2121