Sextans A
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 Sextans A |
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Right ascension: | 10h 11m 00.8s[1] |
| Declination: | -04° 41′ 34″[1] |
| Redshift: | 324 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 4.31 ± 0.13 Mly (1.32 ± 0.04 Mpc)[2][3][4] |
| Type: | IBm[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 5′.9 × 4′.9[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 11.9[1] |
| Notable features: | - |
| Other designations | |
| UGCA 205,[1] DDO 75,[1] PGC 29653[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Sextans A ( as known as UGCA 205 ), is a tiny dwarf[citation needed] irregular galaxy. It span is 5000 light-years across, and is located within the Local Group, 4.3 million light-years away from the Earth. Sextans A is one of most distant members of the Local Group.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Sextans A. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
- ^ Dolphin, Andrew E. et al (March 2003). "Deep Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of Sextans A. II. Cepheids and Distance". The Astronomical Journal 125: 1261.
- ^ 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.
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