Sextans A

RA:

10 : 11.1

Dec:

-04 : 43

Type:

Ir+ V

RV:

Distance:

4000 kly ::

Apparent Dimension:

5.9 x 4.9 arc min

Diameter:

Brightness:

11.9 mag (vis)

Abs. Mag:

Mass:

Image by Deidre A. Hunter of Lowell Observatory.

Image of the Local Group dwarf galaxy Sextans A, as observed with the KPNO Mayall 4-m telescope and Mosaic camera as part of the NOAO-sponsored Local Group Survey headed by Philip Massey of Lowell Observatory. The image is a true-color combination of images in three of the filters used by the survey.