Cetus Dwarf
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cetus Dwarf is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. It lies approximately 2.46 Million light-years from Earth. It is an isolated galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way.[3] All of the most readily observable stars in the galaxy are red giants.[4]
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Cetus Dwarf | |
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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] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | dSph[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 3097691[1] |
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