Reticulum II dwarf galaxy

The Reticulum II dwarf galaxy , also known as Reticulum II or Reticulum 2 for short , is a dwarf galaxy of the type dSph discovered in 2015 in the constellation Netz in the Local Group and one of the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way .

properties

Ret II dSph has a half-light radius of ′ , which corresponds to a size of ( ) pc at a distance of about 30 kpc . ${\ displaystyle r_ {h} = 3.64 _ {- 0.12} ^ {+ 0.21}}$ ${\ displaystyle 32 _ {- 1.1} ^ {+ 1.9}}$

additional

List of galaxies in the local group

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ 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 .
↑ 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 .

[Koposov2015-1] 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 .

[Bechtol2015-2] 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 .