Carina dSph
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Carina dSph is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Carina.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude_V | ~-9.3 ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Carina Dwarf
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Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize_arcmin | ~28 × 17 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude_V | ~11.3 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Carina constellation region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDarkMatter | true ⓘ |
| containsGlobularClusters | false ⓘ |
| currentStarFormation | none detected ⓘ |
| declination_J2000 | ~-50° 57′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Alan Whiting
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David Hazen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_kpc | ~100 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | ~330000 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | ~-22° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | ~260° ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | very low ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius_pc | ~250 ⓘ |
| hasLowSurfaceBrightness | true ⓘ |
| hasStellarVelocityDispersion | ~6–7 km/s ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMemberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNearbyDwarfGalaxy | true ⓘ |
| isResolvedIntoIndividualStars | true ⓘ |
| isSatelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Carina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massToLightRatio | high ⓘ |
| metallicity_Fe_H | ~-1.7 ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph ⓘ |
| notableFor | complex star formation history ⓘ |
| observedIn |
near-infrared wavelengths
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optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| orbitsWithin | Milky Way halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity_km_s | ~224 ⓘ |
| redshift_z | ~0.00075 ⓘ |
| rightAscension_J2000 | ~06h 41m ⓘ |
| starFormationHistory | episodic ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation |
intermediate-age stars
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old stars ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness_V_mag_arcsec2 | ~25 ⓘ |
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