Andromeda V

Not to be confused with V Andromedae, ν Andromedae, or 5 Andromedae.
Andromeda V
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 01h 10m 17.1s[1]
Declination +47° 37 41[1]
Redshift -403 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance 2.52 ± 0.09 Mly (773 ± 28 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.9[1]
Characteristics
Type dSph[1]
Apparent size (V) 2.0 × 1.5[1]
Notable features satellite galaxy of M31
Other designations
And V,[3] PGC 3097824

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Andromeda V. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
  2. 1 2 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. arXiv:astro-ph/0410489Freely accessible. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.356..979M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x.
  3. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for Andromeda V. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
  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. arXiv:astro-ph/9807232Freely accessible. Bibcode:1998AJ....116.2287A. doi:10.1086/300619.
  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. arXiv:astro-ph/0001040Freely accessible. Bibcode:2000PASP..112..529V. doi:10.1086/316548.

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