Pisces Dwarf

Pisces Dwarf
The Pisces Dwarf in combined UV and visible light
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 03m 55.0s[1]
Declination+21° 53′ 06″[1]
Redshift-287 ± 0 km/s[1]
Distance2.51 ± 0.08 Mly (769 ± 25 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.2[1]
Characteristics
TypedIrr/dSph[1]
Apparent size (V)2′ × 2′[1]
Other designations
Pisces I, Psc I, LGS 3,[1] PGC 3792,[1] LEDA 3792
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The Pisces Dwarf, also known as Pisces I,[1] is an irregular dwarf galaxy that is part of the Local Group. The galaxy, taking its name from the constellation Pisces where it appears, is suspected of being a satellite galaxy of the Triangulum Galaxy (M33). It displays a blueshift, as it is approaching the Milky Way at 287 km/s. It may be transition-type galaxy, somewhere between dwarf spheroidal and dwarf irregular. Alternatively, it may be a rare, but statistically acceptable, version of one of the two types.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Pisces Dwarf. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  2. ^ a b McConnachie, A. W.; Irwin, M. J.; Ferguson, A. M. N.; Ibata, R. A.; Lewis, G. F.; Tanvir, N. (2005). "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 356 (4): 979–997. arXiv:astro-ph/0410489. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.356..979M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x.