ESO 351-30
E505229
ESO 351-30, better known as the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Sculptor.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
ⓘ
dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude_V | -11.1 ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Sculptor Dwarf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude_V | 9.5 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way dwarf spheroidal system ⓘ |
| catalog | ESO (European Southern Observatory) catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
horizontal branch stars
ⓘ
red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | J2000 ⓘ |
| darkMatterContent | dark-matter-dominated ⓘ |
| declination_J2000 | -33°42′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Harlow Shapley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_kpc | 86 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | 290000 ⓘ |
| dominantStellarAge_Gyr | >10 ⓘ |
| environment | Local Group halo ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude_deg | -83 ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | very low neutral gas content ⓘ |
| gasPhase | mostly gas-free ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius_arcmin | 11 ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius_pc | 260 ⓘ |
| heliocentricDistanceRange_kpc | 79–87 ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Sculptor ⓘ |
| massToLightRatio | high ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity_Fe_H | -1.8 ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first known dwarf spheroidal galaxies ⓘ |
| observedIn |
near-infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity_km_s | 110 ⓘ |
| rightAscension_J2000 | 00h59m35s ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | spheroidal ⓘ |
| skyLocation | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | no current star formation ⓘ |
| stellarKinematics | pressure-supported system ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old, metal-poor stars ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
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