UGC 64
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UGC 64 is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy located in the Local Group, commonly known as Andromeda IV and lying near the Andromeda Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dwarf irregular galaxy
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomical object ⓘ galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −12.6 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
And IV
ⓘ
Andromeda IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~16 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Group dwarf galaxy population NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog | UGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
Andromeda IV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UGC 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | neutral hydrogen gas ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial ⓘ |
| declination | ~+40° ⓘ |
| diameter | ~7,000 light-years ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Sidney van den Bergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | search for dwarf companions of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | photographic survey ⓘ |
| distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy | ~1.9 degrees on the sky ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~2.0 Mpc
ⓘ
~6.5 million light-years ⓘ |
| galaxyType | irregular galaxy ⓘ |
| gasRich | true ⓘ |
| hasDarkMatterDominance | likely ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | relatively isolated within Local Group ⓘ |
| HIContent | high relative to its luminosity ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isResolvedIntoStars | true ⓘ |
| isSatelliteOf | Local Group as a whole ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dIrr ⓘ |
| near | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
optical wavelengths
ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocityHeliocentric | ~256 km/s ⓘ |
| radialVelocityLocalGroup | ~+118 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.00085 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | ~00h 42m ⓘ |
| shows | patchy star-forming regions ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | low but ongoing ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | dominated by old and intermediate-age stars ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.