Tucana III
E498903
Milky Way satellite
extended globular cluster candidate
stellar system
ultra-faint dwarf galaxy candidate
Tucana III is a faint, compact stellar system in the constellation Tucana, often classified as an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy or extended globular cluster orbiting the Milky Way.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Milky Way satellite
ⓘ
extended globular cluster candidate ⓘ stellar system ⓘ ultra-faint dwarf galaxy candidate ⓘ |
| belongsTo | southern sky ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | ultra-faint star cluster ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | very small ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitude | faint ⓘ |
| hasChemicalAbundanceStudies | spectroscopy of member stars ⓘ |
| hasClassificationUncertainty | borderline between dwarf galaxy and globular cluster ⓘ |
| hasDarkMatterContent | uncertain ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryContext | searches for ultra-faint Milky Way satellites ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryMethod | wide-field imaging survey ⓘ |
| hasDistanceReferenceFrame | heliocentric ⓘ |
| hasKinematicStudies | radial velocities of member stars ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | compact ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
metal-poor
ⓘ
old ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceBrightness | very low ⓘ |
| hasTidalFeatures | yes ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Milky Way halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Tucana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy | large ground-based telescopes ⓘ |
| orbits | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showsEvidenceOf | tidal disruption ⓘ |
| usedToStudy |
dark matter in ultra-faint systems
ⓘ
formation of ultra-faint dwarf galaxies ⓘ tidal disruption of satellites ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tucana