Canes Venatici Dwarf Galaxy

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Canes Venatici Dwarf

Galaxy	List of galaxies
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation	Canes Venatici
Right ascension	13h 28m 03.5s[1]
Declination	+33° 33′ 21″[1]
Redshift
Distance	640 kly (196 kpc)[citation needed]
Type	dSph
Apparent dimensions (V)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.9V[1]
Notable features
Other designations
CVn dSph[1]

The Canes Venatici Dwarf (CVn dSph) is the most distant satellite galaxy of the Milky Way as of 2006. It is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the Canes Venatici constellation, lying 640,000 light-years away. The galaxy is approximately 6000 light-years across and very faint.

[edit] External links

• The Universe within 500000 light-years The Satellite Galaxies (Atlas of the Universe)
• Two New Galaxies Orbiting the Milky Way (Ken Croswell) April 19, 2006
• Strange satellite galaxies revealed around Milky Way Kimm Groshong (New Scientist) 17:00 24 April 2006
• New Milky Way companions found: SDSS-II first to view two dim dwarf galaxies (SDSS) May 8, 2006
• Astronomers Find Two New Milky Way Companions (SpaceDaily) May 10, 2006

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