Andromeda III
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Andromeda III | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 35m 33.8s[1] |
Declination | +36° 29′ 52″[1] |
Redshift | -351 ± 9 km/s[1] |
Distance | 2.44 ± 0.08 Mly (748 ± 24 kpc)[2] |
Type | dSph[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 4′.5 × 3′.0[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.0[1] |
Notable features | satellite galaxy of M31 |
Other designations | |
AndIII,[1] RC2 Anon 0032+36,[1] PGC 2121[1] | |
Andromeda III is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.44 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. And III is part of the Local Group and is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). And III was discovered by Sidney van den Bergh[2] on photographic plates taken in 1970 and 1971.[3]
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Coordinates: 00h 35m 33.8s, +36° 29′ 52″
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