DDO 74

E491706

DDO 74 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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf spheroidal galaxy
absoluteMagnitude_V -11.9
alsoKnownAs Leo I NERFINISHED
Leo I Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED
PGC 34176 NERFINISHED
UGC 5470 NERFINISHED
angularSize_arcmin 12×10
apparentMagnitude_V 11.2
belongsTo Milky Way satellite system NERFINISHED
catalog DDO NERFINISHED
PGC NERFINISHED
UGC NERFINISHED
constellation Leo NERFINISHED
contains horizontal branch stars
red giant branch stars
declination_J2000 +12° 18′ 30″
discoveredBy Albert George Wilson NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1950
distanceFromEarth_kpc 250
distanceFromEarth_ly 820000
galacticLatitude_deg +49
galacticLongitude_deg 226
galaxyType dwarf galaxy
gasContent gas-poor
hasAlternativeName Leo I Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NERFINISHED
hasDarkMatterDominance true
hasStellarPopulation intermediate-age
old
heliocentricDistance_kpc 254
isFaint true
isResolvedIntoStars true
locatedIn Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED
memberOf Local Group NERFINISHED
metallicity_Fe_H -1.4
morphologicalType dSph
orbitalStatus bound satellite of the Milky Way
radialVelocity_km_per_s 282
rightAscension_J2000 10h 08m 27s
satelliteOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
starFormationActivity quiescent
surfaceBrightness low

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