Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy
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Milky Way satellite galaxy
dark-matter-dominated galaxy
dwarf galaxy
satellite galaxy
ultra-faint dwarf galaxy
Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy is an ultra-faint dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its extremely low luminosity and dark-matter dominance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4618744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy Context triple: [Milky Way subgroup, hasMember, Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy]
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A.
Segue 1 Dwarf Galaxy
Segue 1 Dwarf Galaxy is an ultra-faint dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its extremely low luminosity and high dark matter content.
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B.
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo and belonging to the Local Group of galaxies.
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C.
Pisces Dwarf Galaxy
The Pisces Dwarf Galaxy is a small, faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group that orbits the Triangulum Galaxy (M33).
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D.
Draco Dwarf Galaxy
Draco Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its high dark matter content and very low rate of star formation.
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E.
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way, notable for its old, metal-poor stellar population and role in studies of galaxy formation in the Local Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy Target entity description: Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy is an ultra-faint dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its extremely low luminosity and dark-matter dominance.
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A.
Segue 1 Dwarf Galaxy
Segue 1 Dwarf Galaxy is an ultra-faint dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its extremely low luminosity and high dark matter content.
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B.
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo and belonging to the Local Group of galaxies.
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C.
Pisces Dwarf Galaxy
The Pisces Dwarf Galaxy is a small, faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group that orbits the Triangulum Galaxy (M33).
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D.
Draco Dwarf Galaxy
Draco Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its high dark matter content and very low rate of star formation.
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E.
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way, notable for its old, metal-poor stellar population and role in studies of galaxy formation in the Local Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Milky Way satellite galaxy
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dark-matter-dominated galaxy ⓘ dwarf galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ ultra-faint dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −2.5 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | too faint to be seen with small telescopes ⓘ |
| contains | very few stars ⓘ |
| darkMatterDominated | true ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Sloan Digital Sky Survey team
ⓘ
linked to:
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
V. Belokurov ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod |
Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging
ⓘ
linked to:
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
|
| discoveryYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 114,000 light-years
ⓘ
about 35 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulationAge | older than 10 billion years ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dSph ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-poor ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius |
about 110 light-years
ⓘ
about 34 parsecs ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Local Group
ⓘ
constellation Aries ⓘ |
| massToLightRatio | of order 10^2 to 10^3 in solar units ⓘ |
| meanMetallicity | [Fe/H] about −2.2 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Milky Way halo
ⓘ
linked to:
Milky Way stellar halo
|
| metallicity | very metal-poor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the faintest known galaxies
ⓘ
extremely low luminosity ⓘ strong dark-matter dominance ⓘ |
| observedWith |
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
ⓘ
large ground-based telescopes ⓘ |
| orbitalStatus | bound satellite of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| redshift | near zero ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy
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Segue 1 Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ other ultra-faint Milky Way satellites ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | no current star formation ⓘ |
| stellarMass | of order 10^3 solar masses ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | extremely low ⓘ |
| totalLuminosity | about 900 times the luminosity of the Sun ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studying galaxy formation at the lowest masses
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testing dark matter models ⓘ |
| velocityDispersion | a few kilometers per second ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy Description of subject: Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy is an ultra-faint dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its extremely low luminosity and dark-matter dominance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.