And VI
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And VI is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| And VI canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −11.3 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Andromeda VI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Pegasus dSph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentShape | roughly elliptical ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Andromeda subgroup of the Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
horizontal branch stars
ⓘ
red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| darkMatterContent | dark-matter-dominated ⓘ |
| declination | approximately +24° 35′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Armandroff et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | resolved star counts ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy | about 270 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2.7 million light-years
ⓘ
about 815 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| environment | Local Group outer halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-poor ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | constellation Pegasus ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph ⓘ |
| observedIn |
near-infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| orbitalRelation | gravitationally bound to Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| rightAscension | approximately 23h 51m ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | no current star formation ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.