PGC 19441
E516993
PGC 19441 is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the Local Group, known as the Carina Dwarf Galaxy and orbiting the Milky Way.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Local Group galaxy
ⓘ
dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude_V | about -9.3 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Carina Dwarf
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ⓘ
Carina Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Carina dSph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize_arcmin | ~8×5 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude_V | ~11.3 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog | PGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
RR Lyrae variable stars
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ⓘ
horizontal branch stars ⓘ red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| darkMatterDominated | true ⓘ |
| declination_J2000 | ~-50° 57′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | N. U. Mayall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_lightYears | ~330000 ⓘ |
| distanceFromMilkyWay_kpc | ~105 ⓘ |
| environment | Milky Way halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dSph ⓘ |
| gasContent | very low ⓘ |
| hasDarkMatterToStellarMassRatio | high ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationHistory | episodic ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isGasPoor | true ⓘ |
| isResolvedIntoStars | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | constellation Carina ⓘ |
| luminosity_solar | ~4×10^5 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph ⓘ |
| observedWith |
Hubble Space Telescope
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ⓘ
large ground-based telescopes ⓘ |
| orbitalStatus | bound satellite of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| PGCNumber | 19441 ⓘ |
| radialVelocity_relativeToSun_kmPerSec | ~224 ⓘ |
| rightAscension_J2000 | ~06h 41m ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | none at present ⓘ |
| stellarMass_solar | ~2×10^6 ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation |
intermediate age
ⓘ
old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
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