Tucana IV
E501538
Tucana IV is a faint, distant dwarf galaxy or star cluster located in the southern constellation Tucana, studied for its role in understanding the formation and evolution of small satellite systems around the Milky Way.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Milky Way satellite candidate
ⓘ
dwarf galaxy candidate ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | possible star cluster ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | small ⓘ |
| hasApparentBrightness | very faint ⓘ |
| hasClassificationUncertainty | dwarf galaxy versus star cluster ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryContext | identified as a faint stellar overdensity ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromMilkyWay | large galactocentric distance ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | outer halo of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| hasKinematicUse | measures mass-to-light ratios in faint systems ⓘ |
| hasLuminosityClass | ultra-faint dwarf candidate ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | diffuse ⓘ |
| hasScientificRelevance |
constrains models of satellite accretion
ⓘ
probes outer Milky Way halo ⓘ tests galaxy formation in low-mass regime ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | no recent star formation detected ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
metal-poor stars
ⓘ
old stars ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Tucana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedWith |
large ground-based telescopes
ⓘ
wide-field imaging surveys ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForStudyOf |
Milky Way halo structure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dark matter in low-mass systems ⓘ evolution of dwarf galaxies ⓘ formation of small satellite systems ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tucana