Fornax Dwarf

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Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal

Galaxy	List of galaxies
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Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	02h 39m 59.3s[1]
Declination	-34° 26′ 57″[1]
Redshift	53 ± 9 km/s[1]
Distance	500 kly (153 kpc)[citation needed]
Type	dE0[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	17′.0 × 12′.6[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.3[1]
Notable features	has 6 globular clusters
Other designations
Fornax dSph,[2] Fornax Dwarf Elliptical,[2] Fornax Dwarf Galaxy,[2] Fornax dE,[2] PGC 10074 / 10093[1]

The Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal is a elliptical dwarf galaxy in the constellation Fornax that was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley. He discovered it while he was in South Africa on photographic plates taken by a 24 inch reflecting telescope at Boyden Observatory, shortly after he discovered the Sculptor Dwarf galaxy.

The galaxy is a satellite of the Milky Way and contains six globular clusters; the largest, NGC 1049, was discovered before the galaxy itself. The galaxy is also receding from the Milky Way at 53 km/s. It mostly contains population II stars

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• Fornax dSph
• Fornax Dwarf

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