Andromeda X
Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Andromeda X, type dSph,
in Andromeda
- RA:
- 01 : 06.6
- Dec:
- +44 : 48
- Type:
- dSph
- RV:
-
- Distance:
- 2,900 kly
- Apparent Dimension:
- 7 arc min
- Diameter:
-
- Brightness:
- 16.1 mag vis
- Abs. Mag:
-
- Mass:
-
Discovered in 2005 by Zucker et.al.
Andromeda X is another dwarf spheroidal satellite of the
Andromeda Galaxy, M31; this one was discovered in 2005
by resolved stellar photometry from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), by
Zucker et.al. (2006).
References
- Daniel B. Zucker, David Martinez-Delgado, Eric F.
Bell, Hans-Walter Rix, Eva K. Grebel, Jon A. Holtzman, Rene A.M. Walterbros,
Constance M. Rockosi, Donald G. York, J.C. Barentine, Howard Brewington,
Michael Harvanek, S.J. Kleinman, Jurek Krzesinski, Dan Long, Eric H. Nelson,
Jr., Atsuko Nitta, and Stephanie A. Snedden, 2006.
To appear in: The Astrophysical Journal Letters
[Preprint: astro-ph/0601599]
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