Andromeda III
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Andromeda III
| Andromeda III | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 35m 33.8s[1] |
| Declination | +36° 29′ 52″[1] |
| Redshift | -351 ± 9 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 2.44 ± 0.08 Mly (748 ± 24 kpc)[2] |
| Type | dSph[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4′.5 × 3′.0[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.0[1] |
| Notable features | satellite galaxy of M31 |
| Other designations | |
| AndIII,[1] RC2 Anon 0032+36,[1] PGC 2121[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Andromeda III is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.44 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. And III is part of the Local group of galaxies and is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). And III was discovered by Sidney van den Bergh[2] on photographic plates taken in 1970 and 1971.[3]
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for AndIII. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ a b McConnachie, A. W.; Irwin, M. J.; Ferguson, A. M. N.; Ibata, R. A.; Lewis, G. F.; Tanvir, N. (2005). "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 356 (4): 979–997. arXiv:astro-ph/0410489. Bibcode 2005MNRAS.356..979M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x.
- ^ van den Bergh, Sydney (January 1972). "Search for Faint Companions to M31". Astrophysical Journal 171: L31. Bibcode 1972ApJ...171L..31V. doi:10.1086/180861.
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Coordinates: 
00h 35m 33.8s, +36° 29′ 52″
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