Snickers

RA:

06:28

Dec:

+15

Type:

RV:

-90 km/s

Distance:

55 kly

Apparent Dimension:

420 x 120 arc min

Diameter:

Brightness:

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This galaxy candidate was discovered by radio observations in 1975 (Simonson 1975), and is since subject for dispute. If real, it is extremely poor in stars and of very low surface brightness, and perhaps more an intergalactic hydrogen cloud than a manifest galaxy.

References:

• S. Christian Simonson, III., 1975. A New Milky Way Satellite Found in 21-Centimeter Line Observations. Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 201, pp. L103-L108 (November 1, 1975) [ADS: 1975ApJ...201.L103S]