Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
The Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal (also known as Andromeda VI or Peg dSph for short) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.7 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The Pegasus Dwarf is a member of the Local Group and a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).
| Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy | |
|---|---|
Hubble Space Telescope image of Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 51m 46.3s |
| Declination | +24° 34′ 57″ |
| Redshift | −354 ± 3 km/s |
| Distance | 2.7 ± 0.1 Mly (820 ± 20 kpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | dSph |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.0′ × 2.0′ |
| Notable features | - |
| Other designations | |
| Pegasus II, Andromeda VI, Peg dSph, KKH 99, PGC 2807158 | |
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