Tucana dSph
E569244
Tucana dSph is a faint, isolated dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Tucana and a remote satellite of the Milky Way.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tucana dSph canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −9 ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Tucana dwarf galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tucana dwarf spheroidal galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSeparationFromMilkyWayCenter | large angular distance on the sky ⓘ |
| constellation | Tucana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| darkMatterContent | dark-matter-dominated ⓘ |
| declination | approximately −64° 25′ ⓘ |
| discoverer | A. Kunkel and collaborators ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| distanceFromAndromeda | comparable to its distance from the Milky Way ⓘ |
| distanceFromMilkyWay |
about 2.8 million light-years
ⓘ
about 870 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| environment | outer regions of the Local Group ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | high galactic latitude ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-poor ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius | a few hundred parsecs ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | example of an isolated Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| isolation | relatively isolated from other Local Group dwarfs ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | very low luminosity ⓘ |
| membership | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | metal-poor stellar population ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dSph ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | receding with respect to the Milky Way ⓘ |
| rightAscension | approximately 22h 41m ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | no current star formation ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | predominantly old stars ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low surface brightness ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.