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Carina Dwarf

dwarf galaxy
Place dwarf_galaxy Q35821

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
dwarf galaxy
Part of
Local Group, [TSK2008] 223[6][7]
Apparent magnitude
8.68 (8.68–22.1, n=4)[18][19][20][21]
Catalog code
AM 0640-505, ESO 206-20A, LEDA 19441, SGC 064024-5055.0, ESO-LV 206-2200, [FG85] 193, [VDD93] 55[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Constellation
Carina[2]
Declination
-50.96611
Declination component of proper motion
0.15
Distance from Earth
0.1
Epoch
J2000.0
Galaxy morphological type
E3, dSph[4][5]
Metallicity
-1.94
Parent astronomical body
Milky Way[8]
Radial velocity
229.0[22]
Redshift
0.000764[17]
Right ascension
100.40292
Right ascension component of proper motion
0.22
Site of astronomical discovery
UK Schmidt Telescope[3]
Time of discovery or invention
1977[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carina Dwarf ar مجرة الجؤجؤ الكروانية القزمة de Carina-Zwerggalaxie el Νάνος της Τρόπιδος es Enana de Carina es Galaxia enana de Carina es PGC 19441 fi E206-G220 fi Kölin kääpiögalaksi fr Carène fr galaxie naine de la Carène he הגלקסיה הננסית שדרית it Galassia Nana Carina it Galassia Nana della Carena ja りゅうこつ座矮小銀河 ko 용골자리 왜소은하 ko E206-G220 pl Karzeł Kila pt Anã de Carina pt E206-G220
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Carina Dwarf Galaxy.jpg ↗
BabelNet ID
01615765n
Freebase ID
/m/0729tc
SIMBAD ID
ESO 206-20A

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
Local Group
Constellation 1
Carina
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Instance of 1
dwarf galaxy
Parent astronomical body 1
Milky Way
Part of 1
Local Group
Site of astronomical discovery 1
UK Schmidt Telescope
← Child astronomical body 1
Milky Way
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Summary

Carina Dwarf is a dwarf galaxy[1].

Body

Geography

Part of include Local Group[6], a galaxy cluster[23] and [TSK2008] 223[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Redshift obtained from literature by the Ned team prior to november 1992. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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