Hercules Dwarf
Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Hercules Dwarf, type dSph,
in Hercules
- RA:
- 16:31:02
- Dec:
- +12:47:30
- Type:
- dSph
- RV:
-
- Distance:
- 460 kly
- Apparent Dimension:
- 8.0 x 6.0 arcmin
- Diameter:
-
- Brightness:
- 14.7 mag
- Abs. Mag:
- -6.0
- Mass:
-
Discovered by Belokurov et.al. 2006.
.. more to come soon ..
References:
- V. Berokurov, D.B. Zucker, N.W. Evans, J.T. Kleyna,
S. Koposov, S.T. Hodgkin, M.J. Irwin, G. Gilmore, M.I. Wilkinson, M. Fellhauer,
D.M. Bramich, P.C. Hewett, S. Vidrir, J.T.A. de Jong, J.A. Smith, H.-W. Rix,
E.F. Bell, R.F.G. Wyse, H.J. Newberg, P.A. Mayeur, B. Yanny, C.M. Rockosi,
O.Y. Gnedin, D.P. Schneider, T.C. Beers, J.C. Barentine, H. Brewington,
J. Brinkmann, M. Harvanek, S.J. Kleinman, J. Krzesinski, D. Long, A. Nitta,
S.A. Sneddon, 2007.
Cats and Dogs, Hair and a Hero: A Quintet of New Milky Way Companions.
Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 654, Issue 2, pp. 897-906 (January 2007)
[ADS: 2007ApJ...654..897B] -
[Preprint: astro-ph/0608448]
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