Draco II

Summary

Draco II is a dwarf galaxy^[1]. It draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_galaxy category, ranking #19 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Draco II's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy^[3].
• Draco II's instance of is recorded as possible globular cluster^[4].
• Draco II's constellation is recorded as Draco^[5].
• Draco II's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Pan-STARRS^[6].
• Draco II's galaxy morphological type is recorded as D^[7].
• Draco II's part of is recorded as Local Group^[8].
• Draco II's parent astronomical body is recorded as Milky Way^[9].
• Draco II's catalog code is recorded as NAME Draco II^[10].
• Draco II's catalog code is recorded as NAME Dra II^[11].
• Draco II's catalog code is recorded as Laevens 4^[12].
• Draco II's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Draco II's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-342.5'}^[14].
• Draco II's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-2.7'}^[15].
• Draco II's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11929860', 'amount': '+21.5'}^[16].
• Draco II's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c75k7d9d^[17].
• Draco II's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME Draco II^[18].
• Draco II's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+238.19833'}^[19].
• Draco II's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+64.56528'}^[20].
• Draco II's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].
• Draco II's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.94'}^[22].
• Draco II's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.54'}^[23].

Body

Geography

Draco II's part of is recorded as Local Group^[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include dwarf galaxy^[3] and possible globular cluster^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NAME Draco II^[10], NAME Dra II^[11], and Laevens 4^[12].

Why It Matters

Draco II draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_galaxy category, ranking #19 of 33).^[2]