Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy

Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (Pegasus Dwarf), DDO 216, UGC12613
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension23h 28m 36.2s[1]
Declination+14° 44′ 35″[1]
Redshift−183 ± 0 km/s[1]
Distance3.0 ± 0.1 Mly (920 ± 30 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.2[1]
Characteristics
TypedIrr/dSph[1][a]
Apparent size (V)5.0′ × 2.7′[1]
Other designations
UGC 12613,[1] PGC 71538,[1] DDO 216,[1] Pegasus Dwarf,[1] PegDIG[1]

The Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (also known as Peg DIG or the Pegasus Dwarf) is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by A. G. Wilson in the 1950s. The Pegasus Dwarf is a companion of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for PegDIG. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference McConnachieetal2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).