Home › Entities › dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy › Andromeda II

Andromeda II

dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Thing dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy Q287905

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Part of
Local Group, [TSK2008] 222[6][7]
Apparent magnitude
11.7[12]
Catalog code
PGC 4601, LEDA 4601[9][10]
Constellation
Pisces[3]
Declination
33.41917[17]
Discoverer or inventor
Sidney van den Bergh[2]
Distance from Earth
2220000.0, 0.65[14][15]
Epoch
J2000.0[18]
Galaxy morphological type
dSph, dGsp...[4][5]
Parent astronomical body
Andromeda Galaxy[8]
Radial velocity
-194.0[13]
Right ascension
19.12417[16]
Time of discovery or invention
1970[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Andromeda II ar أندروميدا II el Ανδρομέδα Β´ es Andromeda II es Andrómeda II he גלקסיית אנדרומדה II ja アンドロメダ座II pt Andrômeda II ru Андромеда II th แอนดรอมิดา 2 zh 仙女座II
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/08ww7l
Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID
4601
SIMBAD ID
NAME Andromeda II
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Galaxy", "AndromedaII"]

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
Local Group
Constellation 1
Pisces
Discoverer or inventor 1
Sidney van den Bergh
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Instance of 1
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Parent astronomical body 1
Andromeda Galaxy
Part of 1
Local Group
← Child astronomical body 1
Andromeda Galaxy
← Different from 1
2 Andromedae
← FactGrid item ID 1
Jeber-Bergfrieden
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Andromeda II is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy[1].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Identifying Local Group field galaxies that have interacted with the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Andromeda II. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/andromeda-ii
MLA “Andromeda II.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/andromeda-ii.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_andromeda-ii_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Andromeda II}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/andromeda-ii}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Andromeda II — https://4ort.xyz/entity/andromeda-ii (retrieved 2026-11-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/andromeda-ii · Last refreshed: