And III
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And III is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| And III canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −10.2 ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Andromeda 3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andromeda III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 14.4 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Andromeda subgroup of the Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
horizontal branch stars
ⓘ
red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| declination | +36° ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Sidney van den Bergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | photographic plates ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy | about 280,000 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 2.4 million light-years ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | very low ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
dominated by dark matter
ⓘ
low surface brightness ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | constellation Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph ⓘ |
| partOf | halo of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| radialVelocityRelativeToSun | about −351 km/s ⓘ |
| rightAscension | about 00h 35m ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | none or negligible ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.