Cetus Dwarf
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| Cetus Dwarf | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 26m 11.0s[1] |
| Declination | -11° 02′ 40″[1] |
| Distance | 2.46 ± 0.08 Mly (755 ± 24 kpc)[2] |
| Type | dSph[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 5′.0 × 4′.3[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4[1] |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Cetus Dwarf is an Dwarf spheroidal galaxy. It lies ~2.46 Million light-years from Earth. It is an isolated galaxy of Local Group. All of the easily visible stars in the galaxy are Red Giants [1]
[edit] History
Cetus dwarf was discovered in 1999 by Alan Whiting, George Hau and Mike Irwin and was found to be a member of the Local Group.[2][3]
[edit] Characteristics
As of 2000, no known neutral hydrogen gas has been found that is related to Cetus dwarf.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Cetus Dwarf. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
- ^ 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:.
- ^ a b 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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