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Andromeda V

Andromeda V

Dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Not to be confused with ν Andromedae or 5 Andromedae.

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

Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Andromeda V. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
  2. [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. [3]
    "NAME Andromeda V". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
  4. [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. [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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