Astronomy:Andromeda V

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Short description: Dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Andromeda


Andromeda V
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 01h 10m 17.1s[1]
Declination+47° 37′ 41″[1]
Redshift-403 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance2.52 ± 0.09 Mly (773 ± 28 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.9[1]
Characteristics
TypedSph[1]
Apparent size (V)2.0 × 1.5[1]
Notable featuressatellite galaxy of M31
Other designations
And V, PGC 3097824, LEDA 3097824[3]

Andromeda V is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.52 Mly away in the constellation Andromeda.[4]

Andromeda V was discovered by Armandroff et al. and published in 1998 after their analysis of the digitized version of the second Palomar Sky Survey.[2]

The metallicity of Andromeda V is above the average metallicity to luminosity ratio of the Local Group's dwarf galaxies.[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Andromeda V. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 McConnachie, A. W.; Irwin, M. J.; Ferguson, A. M. N.; Ibata, R. A.; Lewis, G. F.; Tanvir, N. (2005). "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 356 (4): 979–997. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x. Bibcode2005MNRAS.356..979M. 
  3. "NAME Andromeda V". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NAME+Andromeda+V. 
  4. Armandroff, Taft E.; Davies, James E.; Jacoby, George H. (1 November 1998). "A Survey for Low Surface Brightness Galaxies around M31. I. The Newly Discovered Dwarf Andromeda V". The Astronomical Journal 116 (5): 2287–2296. doi:10.1086/300619. Bibcode1998AJ....116.2287A. 
  5. van den Bergh, Sidney (April 2000). "Updated Information on the Local Group". The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 112 (770): 529–536. doi:10.1086/316548. Bibcode2000PASP..112..529V. 

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