Fornax Dwarf

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Fornax Dwarf

Summary

Fornax Dwarf is a dwarf galaxy[1]. It draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_galaxy category, ranking #4 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fornax Dwarf is credited with the discovery of Harlow Shapley[3].
  • Fornax Dwarf's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy[4].
  • Fornax Dwarf's constellation is recorded as Cetus[5].
  • Fornax Dwarf's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Boyden Observatory[6].
  • Fornax Dwarf's galaxy morphological type is recorded as dSph[7].
  • Fornax Dwarf is part of Local Group[8].
  • Fornax Dwarf is part of Milky Way[9].
  • Fornax Dwarf is part of Q67796371[10].
  • Fornax Dwarf's Commons category is recorded as Fornax dwarf[11].
  • Fornax Dwarf's parent astronomical body is recorded as Milky Way[12].
  • Fornax Dwarf's child astronomical body is recorded as NGC 1049[13].
  • Fornax Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as ESO 356-4[14].
  • Fornax Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 10093[15].
  • Fornax Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as SGC 023755-3439.8[16].
  • Fornax Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 10074[17].
  • Fornax Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as Anon 0237-34[18].
  • Fornax Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 356-0040[19].
  • Fornax Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-07-001[20].
  • Fornax Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as [FG85] 55[21].
  • Fornax Dwarf's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Fornax Dwarf's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000177'}[23].
  • Fornax Dwarf's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.3'}[24].
  • Fornax Dwarf's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.02'}[25].
  • Fornax Dwarf's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.4'}[26].
  • Fornax Dwarf's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.62'}[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Local Group[8], a galaxy cluster[28]; Milky Way[9], a barred spiral galaxy[29]; and Q67796371[10].

Designation and Status

Fornax Dwarf's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include ESO 356-4[14], LEDA 10093[15], SGC 023755-3439.8[16], LEDA 10074[17], Anon 0237-34[18], and ESO-LV 356-0040[19].

Why It Matters

Fornax Dwarf draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_galaxy category, ranking #4 of 33).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved . nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Child astronomical body NGC 1049
    Redshift {'amount': '+0.000177'}
    Instance of
    Site of astronomical discovery Boyden Observatory
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