Carina I
E516995
Carina I is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Carina.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | -9.3 ⓘ |
| angularSize_arcmin | 28 × 17 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 11.3 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
RR Lyrae variable stars
ⓘ
horizontal branch stars ⓘ red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| containsDarkMatter | true ⓘ |
| declination | −50° 57′ 58″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
G. de Vaucouleurs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenneth C. Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ M. M. Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert G. Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_kpc | 100 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | 330000 ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius_arcmin | 8.8 ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius_pc | 250 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Carina Dwarf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlobularClusters | false ⓘ |
| hasLowSurfaceBrightness | true ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isGasPoor | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Milky Way dwarf spheroidal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isResolvedIntoIndividualStars | true ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Carina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity_FeH | -1.7 ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph ⓘ |
| radialVelocity_kmPerSec | 224 ⓘ |
| redshift_z | 0.000224 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 06h 41m 36s ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showsMultipleStarFormationEpisodes | true ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation |
intermediate-age
ⓘ
old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness_V_magPerArcsec2 | 25.5 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studies of dark matter in dwarf galaxies
ⓘ
studies of resolved stellar populations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.