Cetus Dwarf

Cetus Dwarf
Cetus Dwarf
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 26m 11.0s
Declination	−11° 02′ 40″
Distance	2.46 ± 0.08 Mly (755 ± 24 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.4
Characteristics
Type	dSph
Other designations
	PGC 3097691

Cetus Dwarf is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy. It lies approximately 2.46 Million light-years from Earth. It is an isolated galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way.^[3] All of the most readily observable stars in the galaxy are red giants.^[4]

History[]

The Cetus Dwarf was discovered in 1999 by Alan Whiting, and Mike Irwin and was found to be a member of the Local Group.^[2]^[5]

Characteristics[]

As of 2000, no known neutral hydrogen gas has been found that is related to the Cetus dwarf galaxy.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Cetus Dwarf. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
^ ^a ^b 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/0410489. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.356..979M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x.
^ Alan B. Whiting; George Hau; Mike Irwin (31 August 1999). "A New Local Group Galaxy in Cetus". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (6): 2767–2774. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2767W. doi:10.1086/301142.
^ Hartmut Frommert. "Cetus Dwarf". SEDS.
^ ^a ^b 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/0001040. Bibcode:2000PASP..112..529V. doi:10.1086/316548. S2CID 1805423.

External links[]

The Cetus Dwarf on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Coordinates: 00^h 26^m 11^s, −11° 02′ 40″

[ned-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Cetus Dwarf. Retrieved 2006-12-23.

[McConnachieetal2005-2] 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/0410489. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.356..979M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x.

[3] Alan B. Whiting; George Hau; Mike Irwin (31 August 1999). "A New Local Group Galaxy in Cetus". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (6): 2767–2774. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2767W. doi:10.1086/301142.

[4] Hartmut Frommert. "Cetus Dwarf". SEDS.

[Bergh2000-5] 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/0001040. Bibcode:2000PASP..112..529V. doi:10.1086/316548. S2CID 1805423.

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