Tucana III dwarf galaxy

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Galaxy Tucana III dwarf galaxy
Tucana 3
AladinLite
Constellation	Toucan
Position equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension	23 h 56 m 36.0 s
declination	-59 ° 36 ′ 0.0 ″
Appearance
Morphological type	dSph
Brightness  (visual)	(14.16 ± 0.42) mag
Physical data
Affiliation	Local group
distance	(81,500 ± 6,500) ly / (25,000 ± 2,000) pc
Absolute brightness	(−2.4 ± 0.42) mag
history
discovery	Dark Energy Survey
Discovery date	2015
Catalog names
Tuc III dSph

The Tucana III dwarf galaxy , also Tucana III or Tucana 3 for short , is a dwarf galaxy of the type dSph discovered in 2015 in the constellation Tukan in the Local Group and one of the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way .

properties

Tuc III dSph has a half-light radius of ′ , which corresponds to a size of (44 ± 6) pc at a distance of about 25 kpc  . ${\displaystyle r_{h}=6,0_{-0,6}^{+0,8}}$ 

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 .