| Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 51m 46.3s[1] |
| Declination | +24° 34′ 57″[1] |
| Redshift | −354 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 2.7 ± 0.1 Mly (820 ± 20 kpc)[2][3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | dSph[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.0′ × 2.0′[1] |
| Notable features | - |
| Other designations | |
| Pegasus II,[1] Andromeda VI,[1] Peg dSph,[1] KKH 99,[1] PGC 2807158 | |
The Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal (also known as Andromeda VI or Peg dSph for short) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.7 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The Pegasus Dwarf is a member of the Local Group and a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Karachentsevetal2006was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ I. D. Karachentsev; V. E. Karachentseva; W. K. Hutchmeier; D. I. Makarov (2004). "A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies". Astronomical Journal. 127 (4): 2031–2068. Bibcode:2004AJ....127.2031K. doi:10.1086/382905.