Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy

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Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, ultra-low-luminosity satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Boötes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf spheroidal galaxy
ultra-faint dwarf galaxy
absoluteMagnitudeV_approx about −2.7
alternativeName Boo II NERFINISHED
Boötes II NERFINISHED
apparentSize_approx a few arcminutes
constellation Boötes NERFINISHED
darkMatterContent dark-matter-dominated
declination_approx +12°
discoveredBy SDSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) NERFINISHED
discoveryMethod analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data
discoveryYear_approx 2007
distanceFromEarth_approx about 130,000 light-years
about 42 kiloparsecs
galacticLatitude_approx +69°
galacticLongitude_approx 353°
hemisphere Northern celestial hemisphere
hostGalaxy Milky Way NERFINISHED
luminosityClass ultra-low-luminosity
massToLightRatio high mass-to-light ratio
memberOf Local Group NERFINISHED
metallicity very metal-poor
nearbyObject Boötes I Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED
redshift_approx near 0 (Local Group object)
rightAscension_approx 13h 58m
satelliteOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
stellarPopulation old stars
surfaceBrightness very low surface brightness
visibility requires large telescopes or deep imaging

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Milky Way subgroup hasMember Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy