UGC 5470
E491705
UGC 5470 is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo and a satellite of the Milky Way, commonly known as the Leo I Dwarf Galaxy.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | ~−12 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Leo I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leo I Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize_arcmin | ~10 × 8 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~11.2 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Leo I Group of Milky Way satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
Leo I Dwarf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGC 29488 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 5470 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
horizontal branch stars
ⓘ
old red giant stars ⓘ |
| declination | +12° 18′ 30″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Albert George Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_kpc | ~250 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | ~820000 ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | very low ⓘ |
| hasDarkMatterDominance | true ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | Galactic halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isNearbyGalaxy | true ⓘ |
| isResolvedIntoStars | true ⓘ |
| isSatelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| orbitalStatus | bound satellite of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| radialVelocity_km_per_s | ~282 ⓘ |
| redshift_z | ~0.00094 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 10h 08m 27s ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | quiescent ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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