And X
E491340
And X is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) located in the Local Group.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −8.1 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 16.1 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Andromeda subgroup of the Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog | Andromeda satellite galaxy catalog ⓘ |
| constellation | Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| darkMatterDominated | true ⓘ |
| declination | +44° ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
A. W. McConnachie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M. J. Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ N. F. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy | approximately 75 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | approximately 2.9 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | halo of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-poor ⓘ |
| gasRich | false ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 2×10^5 times the luminosity of the Sun ⓘ |
| massToLightRatio | high ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| observedIn |
near-infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| otherName |
Andromeda X
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andromeda X dSph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about −164 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | approximately −0.001 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 00h 26m ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | spheroidal ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | quiescent ⓘ |
| stellarContent | primarily low-mass stars ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | very low ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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