And XXIX
E529731
And XXIX is a faint dwarf satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy in the Local Group ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | approximately −8.3 ⓘ |
| alternateName |
And 29
ⓘ
Andromeda XXIX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentSize | a few arcminutes across ⓘ |
| contains | old red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
N. F. Martin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. A. Ibata NERFINISHED ⓘ collaborators ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | resolved stellar photometry in wide-field imaging surveys ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| distanceFromAndromedaGalaxy | approximately 200 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2.4 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 730 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| environment | outer halo of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-poor ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | constellation Andromeda ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 2×10^5 times the luminosity of the Sun ⓘ |
| massToLightRatio | high, indicating dark matter dominance ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low metallicity ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalRelation | satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| redshift | approximately 0 (Local Group object) ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | no current star formation detected ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old, metal-poor stars ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | very low ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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