Andromeda V

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Andromeda V
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 01h 10m 17.1s[1]
Declination +47° 37′ 41″[1]
Redshift -403 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance 2.52 ± 0.09 Mly (773 ± 28 kpc)[2]
Type dSph[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 2′.0 × 1′.5[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.9[1]
Notable features satellite galaxy of M31
Other designations
And V[3]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

Andromeda V is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.64 Mly away in the constellation Andromeda.

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[edit] History

Andromeda V was discovered by Armandroff et al. and published in 1998 after their analysis of the digitized version of the second Palomar Sky Survey.[2]

[edit] Metallicity

The metallicity of And V is above the average metallicity to luminosity ratio of the Local Group's dwarf galaxies.[4]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Andromeda V. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
  2. ^ a b 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. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x. 
  3. ^ SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Results for Andromeda V. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
  4. ^ van den Bergh, Sidney (April 2000), “Updated Information on the Local Group”, The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 112 (770): 529-536, <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2000PASP..112..529V> 
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