Right ascension 13 00 58.0 Redshift ~0.023 Distance ~100 Mpc (~330 Mly) Constellation Coma Berenices | Declination +26° 58′ 35″ Helio radial velocity 6280 ± 120 km/s Group or cluster Coma Cluster | |
Similar Coma Cluster, NGC 4921, NGC 4712 | ||
Weird galaxy made of dark matter dragonfly 44 universe sandbox
Dragonfly 44 is an ultra diffuse galaxy in the Coma Cluster. Observations of the rotational speed suggest a mass of about one trillion solar masses, about the same as the mass of the Milky Way. This is also consistent with about 90 globular clusters observed around Dragonfly 44. However, the galaxy emits only 1% of the light emitted by the Milky Way. The galaxy was discovered with the Dragonfly Telephoto Array.
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- Weird galaxy made of dark matter dragonfly 44 universe sandbox
- Dragonfly 44 a mysterious galaxy made of mostly dark matter
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In August 2016, astronomers reported that this galaxy might be made almost entirely of dark matter.
Dragonfly 44 a mysterious galaxy made of mostly dark matter
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