Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy

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Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, ultra-low-luminosity satellite galaxy orbiting the Milky Way in the constellation Hydra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf galaxy
ultra-faint dwarf galaxy
belongsToCategory Local Group dwarf galaxies
Milky Way satellite galaxies
discoveredBy Dark Energy Survey NERFINISHED
discoveryMethod wide-field imaging survey
distanceReferenceFrame from Earth
environment Milky Way halo NERFINISHED
galaxyType dwarf spheroidal galaxy
hasApparentBrightness faint
hasDarkMatterContent dark-matter-dominated
hasLuminosityClass ultra-low-luminosity
hasMorphology diffuse
hasRedshift low redshift
hasStarFormationActivity quiescent
very low
hasStellarPopulation metal-poor stars
old stars
hasSurfaceBrightness very low surface brightness
hostGalaxy Milky Way NERFINISHED
isGravitationallyBoundTo Milky Way NERFINISHED
locatedInConstellation Hydra NERFINISHED
memberOf Local Group NERFINISHED
orbits Milky Way NERFINISHED
satelliteOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
skyLocation southern celestial hemisphere
survey Dark Energy Survey NERFINISHED

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Milky Way subgroup hasMember Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy