And IX
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And IX is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −8.3 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 16.2 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | satellite system of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| constellation | Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | old, metal-poor stars ⓘ |
| darkMatterContent | dominant ⓘ |
| declination | +43° ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
A. W. McConnachie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
collaborators ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy | about 45 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 2.5 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | halo of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | very low ⓘ |
| isOneOf | faintest known satellites of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andromeda subgroup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | very low-luminosity dwarf ⓘ |
| massToLightRatio | high ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphology | spheroidal ⓘ |
| otherName |
Andromeda 9
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andromeda Dwarf IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda IX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redshift | near 0 (Local Group object) ⓘ |
| rightAscension | approximately 00h 52m ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | quiescent ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | very low ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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