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Andromeda III

galaxy in constellation Andromeda
Thing dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy Q2704275

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Part of
Local Group, [TSK2008] 222[6][7]
Apparent magnitude
14.4[13]
Catalog code
PGC 2121, LEDA 2121, Anon 0032+36[9][10][11]
Constellation
Andromeda[3]
Declination
36.50472[17]
Discoverer or inventor
Sidney van den Bergh[2]
Distance from Earth
0.75[15]
Epoch
J2000.0[18]
Galaxy morphological type
dSph[5]
Parent astronomical body
Andromeda Galaxy[8]
Radial velocity
-345.0[14]
Right ascension
8.84458[16]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[4]
Time of discovery or invention
1970[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Andromeda III ar المرأة المسلسلة III el PGC 2121 el Ανδρομέδα III es Andromeda III es Andrómeda III fr And III he גלקסיית אנדרומדה III ja アンドロメダ座III pl PCG 2121 pt Andromeda III pt Andrômeda III ru Андромеда III th แอนดรอมิดา 3 zh 仙女座III zh 仙女座 Ⅲ
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Andromeda III color cutout hst 13739 22 acs wfc f814w f475w sci.jpg ↗
BabelNet ID
02525857n
Freebase ID
/m/08wwbd
Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID
2121
SIMBAD ID
NAME Andromeda III
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Galaxy", "AndromedaIII"]

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
Local Group
Constellation 1
Andromeda
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
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
← Child astronomical body 1
Andromeda Galaxy
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Summary

Andromeda III is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Our Peculiar Motion Away from the Local Void. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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