Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
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"Andromeda 6" redirects here. For the star, see 6 Andromedae.
The Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal (also known as Andromeda VI or Peg dSph for short) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.7 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The Pegasus Dwarf is a member of the Local Group and a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 23h 51m 46.3s[1] |
Declination | +24° 34′ 57″[1] |
Redshift | −354 ± 3 km/s[1] |
Distance | 2.7 ± 0.1 Mly (820 ± 20 kpc)[2][3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | dSph[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 4.0′ × 2.0′[1] |
Notable features | - |
Other designations | |
Pegasus II,[1] Andromeda VI,[1] Peg dSph,[1] KKH 99,[1] PGC 2807158 |
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