Phoenix II dwarf galaxy

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Galaxy Phoenix II dwarf galaxy
AladinLite
Constellation	Phoenix
Position equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension	23 h 39 m 59.4 s
declination	-54 ° 24 ′ 21.6 ″
Appearance
Morphological type	dSph
Brightness  (visual)	16.8 ± 0.2 mag
Physical data
Affiliation	Local group
distance	270,000 ly / 83,000 pc
Absolute brightness	−2.8 ± 0.2 mag
history
discovery	Dark Energy Survey
Discovery date	2015
Catalog names
Phe II dSph

The Phoenix II dwarf galaxy , also known as Phoenix II for short , is a dwarf galaxy of the type dSph discovered in 2015 in the constellation Phoenix in the Local Group and one of the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way .

properties

The distance to Earth is approximately 330,000 light years . Phe I dSph has a half-light radius of ′ , which corresponds to a size of ( )  pc at a distance of about 83 kpc . ${\displaystyle r_{h}=1,09_{-0,16}^{+0,26}}$  ${\displaystyle 26_{-3,9}^{+6,2}}$

additional

• List of galaxies in the local group

Web links

Commons : Phoenix constellation  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• EIGHT BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD: DISCOVERY OF NINE ULTRA FAINT SATELLITES IN THE VICINITY OF THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS at: iop.org

Individual evidence

1. ^ NED
2. ↑ Sergey E. Koposov, Vasily Belokurov, Gabriel Torrealba, N. Wyn Evans: Beasts of the Southern Wild. Discovery of a large number of Ultra Faint satellites in the vicinity of the Magellanic Clouds . In: The Astrophysical Journal . 805, March 10, 2015, p. 130. doi : 10.1088 / 0004-637X / 805/2/130 .
3. ↑ DES Collaboration: Eight New Milky Way Companions Discovered in First-Year Dark Energy Survey Data . In: The Astrophysical Journal . 807, March 10, 2015, p. 50. doi : 10.1088 / 0004-637X / 807/1/50 .