Draco Dwarf
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The Draco Dwarf is a spheroidal galaxy which was discovered by Albert George Wilson of Lowell Observatory in 1954 on photographic plates of the National Geographic Society's Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS).[5] It is part of the Local Group and a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way galaxy. The Draco Dwarf is situated in the direction of the Draco Constellation at 34.6°[6] above the galactic plane.
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Draco Dwarf | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Draco |
Right ascension | 17h 20m 12.4s[1] |
Declination | +57° 54′ 55″[1] |
Redshift | -292 ± 21 km/s[1] |
Distance | 260 ± 30 kly (80 ± 10 kpc)[2][3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.9[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E pec[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 35.5′ × 24.5′[1] |
Notable features | Highest known dark matter concentrated object |
Other designations | |
Draco Dwarf Spheroidal,[1] Draco dSph,[4] UGC 10822,[1] PGC 60095,[1] DDO 208,[1] |
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