PGC 61031

E535703

PGC 61031 is a faint spheroidal dwarf galaxy in the constellation Draco that is a satellite of the Milky Way and notable for its very low luminosity and dark-matter dominance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf spheroidal galaxy
belongsTo Draco constellation region NERFINISHED
catalog Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED
celestialHemisphere northern sky
constellation Draco NERFINISHED
darkMatterContent dark-matter dominated
discoveryContext identified as a faint Milky Way satellite in Draco
dominantMassComponent dark matter
environment Milky Way halo
galaxyType dwarf spheroidal
gasContent gas-poor
gravitationallyBoundTo Milky Way NERFINISHED
hostGalaxy Milky Way NERFINISHED
isSatelliteOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
locatedIn Local Group NERFINISHED
luminosity very low
metallicity low
morphologicalClass dSph
objectType galaxy
starFormationActivity very low or quiescent
stellarPopulation low-mass
structure spheroidal
surfaceBrightness low
visibility faint

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