Andromeda VIII

galaxy in constellation Andromeda

Thing dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy Q2259795

Facts

11 properties

Instance of: dwarf spheroidal galaxy, blue object^[2]
Part of: Local Group^[4]
Absolute magnitude: -15.6^[8]
Apparent magnitude: 9.1^[7]
Constellation: Andromeda^[3]
Declination: 40.61667^[11]
Distance from Earth: 2700000.0^[9]
Epoch: J2000.0^[12]
Parent astronomical body: Andromeda Galaxy^[5]
Right ascension: 10.525^[10]
Time of discovery or invention: August 1, 2003^[6]

🏷️ Also known as

en Andromeda VIII ar المرأة المسلسلة VIII el Ανδρομέδα Η´ es Andrómeda VIII he גלקסיית אנדרומדה VIII ja アンドロメダ座VIII pt Andromeda VIII pt Andrômeda VIII ru Андромеда VIII zh 仙女座VIII zh 仙女座 Ⅷ

🔖 Identifiers · 2

Freebase ID: /m/08ww0l
SIMBAD ID: NAME Andromeda VIII

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🔗 Connections

Belongs to 1

Local Group

Constellation 1

Andromeda

Epoch 1

J2000.0

Instance of 1

dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Parent astronomical body 1

Andromeda Galaxy

Part of 1

Local Group

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Summary

Andromeda VIII is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Andromeda VIII — instance of (P31): blue object. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Andromeda VIII — constellation (P59): Andromeda. VizieR. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Andromeda VIII — part of (P361): Local Group. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Andromeda VIII — parent astronomical body (P397): Andromeda Galaxy. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Andromeda VIII — time of discovery or invention (P575): August 1, 2003. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Andromeda VIII — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'amount': '+9.1'}. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Andromeda VIII — absolute magnitude (P1457): {'amount': '-15.6'}. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Andromeda VIII — distance from Earth (P2583): 2700000 light-year. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Andromeda VIII — right ascension (P6257): 10.52500 degree. Andromeda VIII: A New Tidally Distorted Satellite of M31. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Andromeda VIII — declination (P6258): 40.61667 degree. Andromeda VIII: A New Tidally Distorted Satellite of M31. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Andromeda VIII — epoch (P6259): J2000.0. Andromeda VIII: A New Tidally Distorted Satellite of M31. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Andromeda VIII is an instance of dwarf spheroidal galaxy (Q654754) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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