Astronomy:M85-HCC1
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Short description: Ultracompact dwarf galaxy that is the densest galaxy known
| M59-UCD3 | |
|---|---|
 Images of two ultracompact dwarf galaxies. M59-UCD3 is in the inset to the left, while M85-HCC1 is in the inset to the right. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 25m 22.842s[1] |
| Declination | +18° 10′ 53.67″[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 658 ± 4[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 18.80 ± 0.03[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −12.55 ± 0.07[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Mass | (1.2±0.1)×107[2] M☉ |
| Half-light radius (physical) | 1.85 ± 0.9 pc[2] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASS J12252287+1810539, SDSS J122522.84+181053.6[1] | |
M85-HCC1 is an ultracompact dwarf galaxy with a star density 1,000,000 times that of the solar neighbourhood,[3][2] lying near the galaxy Messier 85. As of 2015[update], it is the densest galaxy known.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2MASS J12252287+1810539". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=2MASS+J12252287%2B1810539.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Michael A. Sandoval; Richard P. Vo; Aaron J. Romanowsky (2015). "Hiding in plain sight: record-breaking compact stellar systems in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey". Astrophysical Journal Letters 808 (1): L32. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/808/1/l32. Bibcode: 2015ApJ...808L..32S.
- ↑ "Hiding in plain sight: Undergraduates discover the densest galaxies known". 27 July 2015. http://phys.org/news/2015-07-plain-sight-undergraduates-densest-galaxies.html.
- ↑ "Undergraduates discover the densest galaxies known". Space Daily. 29 July 2015. http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Undergraduates_discover_the_densest_galaxies_known_999.html.
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