Dwingeloo 1
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| Dwingeloo 1 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Right ascension | 02h 56m 51.9s[1] |
| Declination | +58° 54′ 42″[1] |
| Redshift | 110 ± 0 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 9.1 Mly[2] |
| Type | SB(s)cd[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4′.2 × 0′.34[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| LEDA 100170[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Dwingeloo 1 is a barred spiral galaxy about 9 million light-years away from the Earth[2], in the constellation Cassiopeia. Dwingeloo lies in the Zone of Avoidance and is heavily obscured by the Milky Way. Dwingeloo 1 has a small satellite galaxy, known as Dwingeloo 2. Dwingeloo 1 & 2 are members of the IC 342/Maffei Group.
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[edit] Discovery
The Dwingeloo galaxies were discovered in 1994 by the "Dwingeloo Obscured Galaxy Survey" (DOGS). They are named after the 25m radio telescope in the Netherlands that first detected it.
It was first detected at radio wavelengths by radiation from the 21cm emission line of neutral atomic hydrogen in the course of a 'blind' survey of the plane of the northern Milky Way.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- SIMBAD: LEDA 100170 -- Galaxy
- Discovery of a Nearby Spiral Galaxy Behind the Milky Way
- The Dwingeloo Obscured Galaxy Survey (DOGS)
- APOD: Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges (1/9/00)
