Draco dSph

E535705

Draco dSph is a faint, dark-matter-dominated dwarf spheroidal galaxy that orbits the Milky Way in the constellation Draco.

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Draco dSph canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dark-matter-dominated galaxy ⓘ
dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ
absoluteMagnitude_V -8.8 ⓘ
alternateName Draco Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
Draco Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ⓘ
linked to: Draco Dwarf Galaxy

PGC 61031 ⓘ
UGC 10822 ⓘ
angularSize_arcmin 35×22 ⓘ
apparentMagnitude_V 10.9 ⓘ
catalog PGC ⓘ
UGC ⓘ
contains RR Lyrae variable stars ⓘ
darkMatterDominated true ⓘ
declination_J2000 +57°54′55″ ⓘ
discoveredBy Albert George Wilson ⓘ
discoveredUsing Palomar Observatory Sky Survey ⓘ
discoveryYear 1954 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth_kpc 76 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth_ly 260000 ⓘ
dominantStellarPopulationAge_Gyr >10 ⓘ
environment Milky Way halo ⓘ
galaxyType dSph ⓘ
gasContent very low ⓘ
hasGlobularClusters false ⓘ
heliocentricRadialVelocity_kmPerSec -293 ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Draco ⓘ
massToLightRatio_solarUnits ~440 ⓘ
memberOf Local Group ⓘ
metallicity_FeH -1.9 ⓘ
morphologicalType dSph ⓘ
observedIn X-ray wavelengths ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ
orbits Milky Way ⓘ
radialVelocity_kmPerSec -292 ⓘ
rightAscension_J2000 17h20m12s ⓘ
shape elliptical ⓘ
skyLocation northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
starFormationActivity quiescent ⓘ
stellarMass_solarMasses 2.9e5 ⓘ
stellarPopulation old, metal-poor stars ⓘ
surfaceBrightness very low ⓘ
tidalInteractionWith Milky Way ⓘ
totalMass_solarMasses 2.1e7 ⓘ
usedAs laboratory for dark matter studies ⓘ
testbed for galaxy formation models ⓘ
visibility best observed from northern latitudes ⓘ

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