Phoenix Dwarf
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Phoenix constellation |
| Right ascension: | 01h 51m 06.3s[1] |
| Declination: | -44° 26′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift: | 60 ± 30 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 1.44 ± 0.07 Mly (440 ± 20 kpc)[2][3] |
| Type: | IAm[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 4′.9 × 4′.1[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 13.1[1] |
| Notable features: | - |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 245- G 007,[1] PGC 6830[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
The Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy is a dwarf galaxy and an irregular galaxy that was discovered in 1976 by Hans-Emil Schuster and Richard Martin West and mistaken for a globular cluster. It is currently 1.44 Mly away from Earth. Its name comes from the fact that it is part of the Phoenix constellation.
[edit] References
- R. Cantera and P.J. Flowers, 1977. A new dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 212, p. L57-L58 (March 1, 1977)
- Schuster and West, 1976. Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 49, p. 129
- ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Phoenix Dwarf. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ I. D. Karachentsev, V. E. Karachentseva, W. K. Hutchmeier, D. I. Makarov (2004). "A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies". Astronomical Journal 127: 2031-2068.
- ^ Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". Astrophysics 49 (1): 3-18.
