Reticulum III dwarf galaxy

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Galaxy Reticulum III dwarf galaxy
Reticulum 3
AladinLite
Constellation	network
Position equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension	03 h 45 m 26.4 s
declination	-60 ° 27 ′ 0.0 ″
Appearance
Morphological type	dSph
Brightness  (visual)	(16.51 ± 0.31) mag
Physical data
Affiliation	Local group
distance	(300,000 ± 42,000) ly / (92,000 ± 13,000) pc
Absolute brightness	(−3.3 ± 0.29) mag
history
discovery	Dark Energy Survey
Discovery date	2015
Catalog names
Ret III dSph

The Reticulum III dwarf galaxy , also known as Reticulum III or Reticulum 3 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 III dSph has a half-light radius of ′ , which corresponds to a size of (64 ± 24) pc at a distance of about 92 kpc  . ${\displaystyle r_{h}=2,4_{-0,8}^{+0,9}}$ 

additional

• List of galaxies in the local group

Web links

• EIGHT ULTRA-FAINT GALAXY CANDIDATES DISCOVERED IN YEAR TWO OF THE DARK ENERGY SURVEY at: iop.org

Individual evidence

1. ^ NED
2. ↑ A. Drlica Wagner: Eight ultra-faint galaxy candidates discovered in Year Two of the Dark Energy Survey . In: The Astrophysical Journal . 813, No. 2, November 4, 2015, p. 109. doi : 10.1088 / 0004-637X / 813/2/109 .