DDO 216
E559334
DDO 216 is a faint, nearby dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus that is part of the Local Group of galaxies.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dwarf irregular galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | ~-12 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PGC 71538
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peg DIG ⓘ Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 12613 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~6.0 × 3.5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~14.0 ⓘ |
| catalog |
DDO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGC NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
neutral hydrogen gas
ⓘ
old stars ⓘ young stars ⓘ |
| declination | +14° 44′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Sidney van den Bergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~0.9 megaparsecs
ⓘ
~3.0 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | Local Group outskirts ⓘ |
| galaxyType | gas-rich dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| hasComponent | resolved stellar population ⓘ |
| hasHIIRegions | yes ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | low-level ongoing star formation ⓘ |
| isDarkMatterDominated | likely ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Local Group potential well ⓘ |
| isIsolatedDwarf | relatively isolated within Local Group ⓘ |
| isNearby | true ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low metallicity ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | Im ⓘ |
| observedIn |
optical wavelengths
ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~-183 km/s ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 23h 28m ⓘ |
| stellarMass | ~10^7 solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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