Ursa Major I Dwarf
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Ursa Major I Dwarf (UMa I dSph) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy that orbits the Milky Way galaxy. It was discovered in 2005 within the Ursa Major constellation and is the third least luminous known galaxy.
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Ursa Major I Dwarf | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 10h 34m 52.8s[1] |
Declination | +51° 55′ 12″[1] |
Distance | 330,000 light-years (100 kpc)[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | dSph |
Other designations | |
UMa I dwarf,[1] Ursa Major I dSph[1] |
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