Astronomy:KKR 03

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Short description: Galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici
KKR 03
PGC 166185.jpeg
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici
Right ascension 14h 07m 10.7s[1]
Declination+35° 03′ 37″[1]
Redshift0.000211[2]
Helio radial velocity63.3 ± 1.8 km/s (39.3 ± 1.1 mi/s)[2]
Distance6.4 million ly (1.97 million pc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.68[3]
Absolute magnitude (V)−10.85[3]
Characteristics
TypedIrr[2]
Size980 ly (300 pc)[1]
Other designations
LEDA 166185, PGC 166185, [KK98a] 140501.5+351809, [KK98a] 230, [KKR99] 384.4, [KKR99] 3, 11HUGS 367, MAPS-NGP O_271_0183623

KKR 03 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located 6.4 million light-years (1.97 million parsecs) away from Earth.[1] It has an absolute magnitude of −10.85[3] and lies on the inner edge of the M94 Group.[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dalcanton, Julianne J. et al. (July 2009). "The ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement 183 (1): 67–108. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/183/1/67. Bibcode2009ApJS..183...67D. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 McConnachie, Alan W. (July 2012). "The Observed Properties of Dwarf Galaxies in and around the Local Group". The Astronomical Journal 144 (1): 4. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/1/4. Bibcode2012AJ....144....4M. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sharina, M. E.; Karachentsev, I. D.; Dolphin, A. E.; Karachentseva, V. E.; Tully, R. Brent et al. (March 2008). "Photometric properties of the Local Volume dwarf galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 384 (4): 1544–1562. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12814.x. Bibcode2008MNRAS.384.1544S. 
  4. Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G.; Makarov, D. I.; Tully, R. B. (March 2009). "The Hubble flow around the Local Group". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 393 (4): 1265–1274. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14300.x. Bibcode2009MNRAS.393.1265K. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 14h 07m 10.7s, +35° 03′ 37″