Andromeda V

Andromeda V is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.52 Mly away in the constellation Andromeda.[4]

Not to be confused with ν Andromedae or 5 Andromedae.
Andromeda V
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 10m 17.1s[1]
Declination+47° 37′ 41″[1]
Redshift-403 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance2.52 ± 0.09 Mly (773 ± 28 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.9[1]
Characteristics
TypedSph[1]
Apparent size (V)2′.0 × 1′.5[1]
Notable featuressatellite galaxy of M31
Other designations
And V, PGC 3097824, LEDA 3097824[3]

Andromeda V was discovered by Armandroff et al. and published in 1998 after their analysis of the digitized version of the second Palomar Sky Survey.[2]

The metallicity of Andromeda V is above the average metallicity to luminosity ratio of the Local Group's dwarf galaxies.[5]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Andromeda V. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
  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. "NAME Andromeda V". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
  4. Armandroff, Taft E.; Davies, James E.; Jacoby, George H. (1 November 1998). "A Survey for Low Surface Brightness Galaxies around M31. I. The Newly Discovered Dwarf Andromeda V". The Astronomical Journal. 116 (5): 2287–2296. arXiv:astro-ph/9807232. Bibcode:1998AJ....116.2287A. doi:10.1086/300619. S2CID 2362860.
  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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