Ursa Major I Dwarf

Ursa Major I Dwarf
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension10h 34m 52.8s[1]
Declination+51° 55′ 12″[1]
Distance330,000 light-years (100 kpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypedSph
Other designations
UMa I dwarf,[1] Ursa Major I dSph[1]

Ursa Major I Dwarf (UMa I dSph) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy that orbits the Milky Way galaxy. It was discovered in 2005 within the Ursa Major constellation and is the third least luminous known galaxy.

  1. ^ a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Ursa Major dSph. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Willman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).