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Draco II

possible globular cluster in the constellation Draco
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Draco II

Summary

Draco II is a dwarf galaxy[1].

Key Facts

  • Draco II's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy[2].
  • Draco II's instance of is recorded as possible globular cluster[3].
  • Draco II's constellation is recorded as Draco[4].
  • Draco II's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Pan-STARRS[5].
  • Draco II's galaxy morphological type is recorded as D[6].
  • Draco II is part of Local Group[7].
  • Draco II's parent astronomical body is recorded as Milky Way[8].
  • Draco II's catalog code is recorded as NAME Draco II[9].
  • Draco II's catalog code is recorded as NAME Dra II[10].
  • Draco II's catalog code is recorded as Laevens 4[11].
  • Draco II's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2015[12].
  • Draco II's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-342.5'}[13].
  • Draco II's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-2.7'}[14].
  • Draco II's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11929860', 'amount': '+21.5'}[15].
  • Draco II's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+238.19833'}[16].
  • Draco II's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+64.56528'}[17].
  • Draco II's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[18].
  • Draco II's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.94'}[19].
  • Draco II's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.54'}[20].

Body

Geography

Draco II is part of Local Group[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include dwarf galaxy[2] and possible globular cluster[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NAME Draco II[9], NAME Dra II[10], and Laevens 4[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Sagittarius II, Draco II and Laevens 3: three new Milky Way satellites discovered in the Pan-STARRS 1 3{pi} survey. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Pristine dwarf galaxy survey – I. A detailed photometric and spectroscopic study of the very metal-poor Draco II satellite. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Pristine dwarf galaxy survey – I. A detailed photometric and spectroscopic study of the very metal-poor Draco II satellite. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Pristine dwarf galaxy survey – I. A detailed photometric and spectroscopic study of the very metal-poor Draco II satellite. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Sagittarius II, Draco II and Laevens 3: three new Milky Way satellites discovered in the Pan-STARRS 1 3{pi} survey. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Sagittarius II, Draco II and Laevens 3: three new Milky Way satellites discovered in the Pan-STARRS 1 3{pi} survey. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Sagittarius II, Draco II and Laevens 3: three new Milky Way satellites discovered in the Pan-STARRS 1 3{pi} survey. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Pristine dwarf galaxy survey – I. A detailed photometric and spectroscopic study of the very metal-poor Draco II satellite. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Pristine dwarf galaxy survey – I. A detailed photometric and spectroscopic study of the very metal-poor Draco II satellite. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation → Draco
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11c75k7d9d
    Epoch → J2000.0
    Declination component of proper motion → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Draco II.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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