Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte
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Wolf-Lundmark-Mellote galaxy. |
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Right ascension: | 00h 01m 58.1s[1] |
| Declination: | -15° 27′ 39″[1] |
| Redshift: | -122 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 3.04 ± 0.11 Mly (930 ± 30 kpc)[2] |
| Type: | IB(s)m[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 11′.5 × 4′.2[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 11.0[1] |
| Notable features: | - |
| Other designations | |
| WLM,[1] DDO 221,[1] |
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| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
The Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte (WLM) galaxy is an irregular galaxy discovered in 1909 by Max Wolf, and is located on the outer edges of the local group. The discovery of the nature of the galaxy was accredited to Knut Lundmark and P.J. Melotte in 1926. It is in the Cetus constellation.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for WLM. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
- ^ McConnachie, A. W.; Irwin, M. J.; Ferguson, A. M. N.; Ibata, R. A.; Lewis, G. F.; Tanvir, N. (2005). "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 356 (4): 979-997.
