Pisces Dwarf
E601215
Pisces Dwarf is a faint, small irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, located in the constellation Pisces and notable for its low surface brightness and relatively nearby distance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pisces Dwarf canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Local Group galaxy
ⓘ
dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −11.0 ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
KDG 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGC 47495 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pisces I NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 12613 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 14.0 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Volume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightness | faint ⓘ |
| catalog |
Karachentseva Dwarf Galaxy catalog
ⓘ
PGC NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Pisces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
intermediate-age stellar populations
ⓘ
old red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| declination | +21° ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Valentina E. Karachentseva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 0.77 megaparsecs
ⓘ
about 2.5 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulationAge | old ⓘ |
| environment | relatively isolated dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| galaxyType | irregular ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-poor ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
irregular morphology
ⓘ
low luminosity ⓘ low surface brightness ⓘ |
| heliocentricRadialVelocity | about −287 km/s ⓘ |
| isPartOf | nearby universe ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dIrr ⓘ |
| observedIn |
optical wavelengths
ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about −287 km/s ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 01h 03m ⓘ |
| size | small ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | low ⓘ |
| stellarMass | on the order of 10^7 solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.