Canes Venatici II Dwarf Galaxy
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Canes Venatici II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Canes Venatici and classified as an ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ ultra-faint dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
horizontal branch stars
ⓘ
red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Sloan Digital Sky Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | resolved star counts ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
CVn II
NERFINISHED
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CVn II dSph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | Galactic halo ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyType | dSph ⓘ |
| hasGasContent | gas-poor ⓘ |
| hasKinematicProperty | dispersion-supported ⓘ |
| hasLuminosityClass | ultra-faint ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | spheroidal ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly spherical ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | quiescent ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
metal-poor
ⓘ
old ⓘ |
| isDarkMatterDominated | true ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLowSurfaceBrightness | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canes Venatici cloud of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isResolvedIntoStars | true ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Canes Venatici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.