LGS 3
E601214
LGS 3 is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, located in the constellation Pisces and notable for its low luminosity and sparse stellar population.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Local Group galaxy
ⓘ
dwarf irregular galaxy ⓘ faint galaxy ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Group Survey (LGS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | neutral hydrogen gas ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | van den Bergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| hasAbsoluteMagnitudeV | about -10 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dwarf Galaxy in Pisces
ⓘ
KK 35 ⓘ LEDA 3792 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 3792 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pisces Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 1157 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | about 2 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasCentralSurfaceBrightness | very low ⓘ |
| hasColor | relatively red ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | +21° ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth |
about 2.0 million light-years
ⓘ
about 620 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| hasDistanceModulus | about 24.5 mag ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | relatively isolated within Local Group ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyClusterMembership | none (field dwarf in Local Group) ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyType | transition-type dwarf (dIrr/dSph) ⓘ |
| hasGasContent | modest HI reservoir ⓘ |
| hasHIIRegions | few or none ⓘ |
| hasLow | luminosity ⓘ |
| hasMassToLightRatio | high ⓘ |
| hasMetallicity | low ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | dIrr ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | about -280 km/s ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | about 01h 03m ⓘ |
| hasSparse | stellar population ⓘ |
| hasStarClusterPopulation | sparse ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationHistory | extended ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRate | very low ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
intermediate-age stars
ⓘ
old stars ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceBrightness | very low ⓘ |
| isDominatedBy | dark matter ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isGasRich | true ⓘ |
| isResolvedIntoStars | true ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Pisces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedWith | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits | Local Group barycenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.