Andromeda V | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 01h 10m 17.1s[1] |
Declination | +47° 37′ 41″[1] |
Redshift | -403 ± 4 km/s[1] |
Distance | 2.52 ± 0.09 Mly (773 ± 28 kpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.9[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | dSph[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.0′ × 1.5′[1] |
Notable features | satellite galaxy of M31 |
Other designations | |
And V, PGC 3097824, LEDA 3097824[3] |
Andromeda V is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.52 Mly away in the constellation Andromeda.[4]
Andromeda V was discovered by Armandroff et al. and published in 1998 after their analysis of the digitized version of the second Palomar Sky Survey.[2]
The metallicity of Andromeda V is above the average metallicity to luminosity ratio of the Local Group's dwarf galaxies.[5]