Leo II
E496038
Leo II is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo that orbits the Milky Way as one of its satellite galaxies.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −9.8 ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 12 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 12.6 ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Leo constellation region
ⓘ
Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog |
Caldwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DDO NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
RR Lyrae variable stars
ⓘ
horizontal branch stars ⓘ old red giant stars ⓘ |
| darkMatterContent | high mass-to-light ratio ⓘ |
| declination | +22° 09′ 06″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Albert George Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Palomar Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 210 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
about 690000 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromMilkyWayCenter | about 230 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| environment | outer halo of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | very low ⓘ |
| gasPhase | mostly devoid of neutral hydrogen ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | low-luminosity dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| memberOf | Milky Way satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph ⓘ |
| orbits | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName |
Caldwell 46
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DDO 93 NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo B NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 34176 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 6253 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about 79 km/s ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 11h 13m 28s ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | roughly spherical ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | quiescent ⓘ |
| starFormationHistory | dominantly more than 7 billion years ago ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
| visibility | faint ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.