Sextans B
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| Sextans B | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Right ascension | 10h 00m 00.1s[1] |
| Declination | +05° 19′ 56″[1] |
| Redshift | 300 ± 0 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 4.44 ± 0.23 Mly (1.36 ± 0.07 Mpc)[2][3] |
| Type | ImIV-V[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 5′.1 × 3′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5373,[1] PGC 28913,[1] DDO 70,[1] Sex B[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Sextans B ( UGC 5373, DDO 70 ) is an irregular galaxy that is part of the Local Group. Sextans B lies 4.44 Mly from Earth, and thus Sextans B is one of most distant members of Local Group.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Sex B. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
- ^ I. D. Karachentsev, V. E. Karachentseva, W. K. Hutchmeier, D. I. Makarov (2004). "A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies". Astronomical Journal 127: 2031–2068. doi:.
- ^ 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. doi:.
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