Cetus Dwarf

Cetus Dwarf
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 26m 11.0s[1]
Declination−11° 02′ 40″[1]
Distance2.46 ± 0.08 Mly (755 ± 24 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.4[1]
Characteristics
TypedSph[1]
Other designations
PGC 3097691[1]
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Cetus Dwarf is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. It lies approximately 2.46 Million light-years from Earth. It is an isolated galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way.[3] All of the most readily observable stars in the galaxy are red giants.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Cetus Dwarf. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference McConnachieetal2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Alan B. Whiting; George Hau; Mike Irwin (31 August 1999). "A New Local Group Galaxy in Cetus". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (6): 2767–2774. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2767W. doi:10.1086/301142.
  4. ^ Hartmut Frommert. "Cetus Dwarf". SEDS.