PGC 29488

E491707

PGC 29488 is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo and one of the closest known satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
PGC 34176 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf spheroidal galaxy
belongsTo Milky Way satellite system
catalog Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED
dominantStellarPopulation old stars
gasContent low
hasAngularSize small
hasCatalogueNumber PGC 29488 NERFINISHED
hasEnvironment Milky Way halo NERFINISHED
hasGalaxyType dwarf galaxy
spheroidal galaxy
hasInterstellarMedium very little or none
hasMorphologicalType dSph
hasShape roughly spheroidal
hasStellarMass low
isDarkMatterDominated likely
isDwarf true
isDynamicallyHotSystem true
isFaint true
isGravitationallyBoundTo Milky Way NERFINISHED
isInNorthernSky true
isNearbyGalaxy true
isOneOfClosestKnownSatelliteGalaxiesOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
isResolvedIntoIndividualStars true
isSpheroidal true
locatedInConstellation Leo NERFINISHED
memberOf Local Group dwarf galaxies NERFINISHED
observedIn near-infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
partOf Local Group NERFINISHED
satelliteOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
starFormationActivity very low
surfaceBrightness low

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leo II Dwarf Galaxy otherName PGC 29488
this entity surface form: PGC 34176