Right ascension 23 51 46.3 Redshift −354 ± 3 km/s Apparent size (V) 4′.0 × 2′.0 | Declination +24° 34′ 57″ Type dSph Magnitude 14.2 Apparent magnitude (V) 14.2 | |
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Distance 2.7 ± 0.1 Mly (820 ± 20 kpc) Similar Cassiopeia Dwarf, Andromeda VIII, Pisces Dwarf, NGC 147, Cetus Dwarf | ||
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).
General information
The Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal is a galaxy with mainly metal-poor stellar populations. Its metallicity is [Fe/H] ≃ −1.3. It is located at the right ascension 23h51m46.30s and declination +24d34m57.0s in the equatorial coordinate system (epoch J2000.0), and in a distance of 820 ± 20 kpc from Earth and a distance of 294 ± 8 kpc from the Andromeda Galaxy.
The galaxy was discovered in 1999 by various authors on the Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II) films.
References
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