DDO
E559336
DDO is a catalog of dwarf galaxies, particularly irregular and low-surface-brightness systems, widely used in extragalactic astronomy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | astronomical catalog ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
DDO dwarf galaxy catalog
ⓘ
David Dunlap Observatory dwarf galaxy catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedIn | extragalactic astronomy literature ⓘ |
| compiledBy | David Dunlap Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Local Group dwarf galaxies
ⓘ
nearby field dwarf galaxies ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| dataIncludes |
angular size
ⓘ
apparent magnitude ⓘ morphological classification ⓘ sky position ⓘ |
| dataType | observational data ⓘ |
| domain | nearby universe ⓘ |
| field | extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
dwarf galaxies
ⓘ
irregular galaxies ⓘ low-surface-brightness galaxies ⓘ |
| fullName | David Dunlap Observatory Catalogue of dwarf galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEntryExample |
DDO 154
ⓘ
DDO 168 ⓘ DDO 50 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IC
ⓘ
NGC NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | nearby dwarf irregular and low-surface-brightness systems ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
irregular morphology
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low luminosity ⓘ low surface brightness ⓘ small physical size ⓘ |
| status | widely used reference catalog in extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
extragalactic researchers
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dark matter content studies in dwarf galaxies
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distance scale calibration in the nearby universe ⓘ kinematic studies of dwarf galaxies ⓘ star formation studies in low-mass galaxies ⓘ studies of galaxy evolution ⓘ studies of galaxy morphology ⓘ studies of nearby dwarf galaxies ⓘ |
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